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Gravitational Field and Internal Structure of Solar System Planets and their Satellites - NGEO094
Title: Gravitační pole a vnitřní stavba planet Sluneční soustavy a jejich měsíců
Guaranteed by: Department of Geophysics (32-KG)
Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
Actual: from 2013 to 2021
Semester: both
E-Credits: 3
Hours per week, examination: 2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: not taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Teaching methods: full-time
Note: you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
Guarantor: prof. RNDr. Ondřej Čadek, CSc.
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Spectral description of the gravitational field and topography. Gravitational potential and density: forward and inverse modelling. Relationship between topography and gravitational field. Admittance. Topography as an expression of internal structure of a planet. Elastic flexure. Thermal convection and dynamic geoid. Gravitational fields and topographies of Venus, Earth and Mars: a comparison. Moons of planets. Tidal deformation.
Aim of the course -
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To learn basic methods of gravimetric investigation of planets and recent developments in this field.

Literature -
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Each student will receive a textbook prepared by the lecturer at the beginning of the first lecture.

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Lecture

Syllabus -
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1. Laplace-Poisson equation. Gravitational potential and acceleration. Spherical harmonic functions. Addition theorem. Solution of the Laplace-Poisson equation in spectral domain. Relationship between density and potential: spctral approach.

2. Geoid. Definition of topography. Gravity disturbances and free-air gravity in spectral domain. Admittance and topography-geoid correlation. Correlated and uncorrelated geoid: a physical discussion.

3. Isostasy. Physical interpretation of isostasy. Different approaches and models. Geoid generated by isostaticly compensated topography. Apparent depth of compensation.

4. Elastic flexure. Equations governing deformation of an elastic layer. Appropriate boundary conditions. Spherical shell and membrane stresses. Analytical formula for a perfect membrane. Solution of general equations in spherical geometry. Loading from above and from below, internal loading. Compensation coefficient. Comparison with isostasy.

5. Thermal convection in planetary mantles and its contribution to surface topography. Stokes problem. Dynamic geoid and topography. Role of mantle viscosity. Inverse problem for viscosity.

6. Rheological properties of planets and their satellites. Elasticity, viscosity, viscoelasticity, placticity. Maxwell body. Creep.

7. Gravitational field of Venus, Mars and the Earth. Basic inforamtion. Latest methods and recent findings.

8. Satellites of planets. The Moon. Icy satellites of Jupiter and Saturn. Tidal deformation and dissipation of heat. Relaxation of features at surfaces of icy satellites.

 
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