Contents
Collaborating Authors
Preface
Part I - Introduction
Planetary Rings: A Dynamic, Evolving Subject / R. Greenberg and A. Brahic
Rings in Astronomy and Cosmology, 1600 - 1900 / A. Van Helden
Part II - Ring Systems
The Rings of Uranus / J. L. Elliot and P. D. Nicholson
Saturn's Rings: Properties and Processes / J. N. Cuzzi, J. J. Lissauer, L. W. Esposito, J. B. Holberg, E. A. Marouf, G. L. Tyler, and A. Boischot
The Ethereal Rings of Jupiter and Saturn / J. A. Burns, M. R. Showalter, and G. E. Morfill
Part III - Dynamical Processes
Dust-Magnetosphere Interactions / E. Grun, G. E. Morfill, and D. A. Mendis
Effects of Radiation Forces on Dust Particles / F. Mignard
Ring Particles: Collisional Interactions and Physical Nature / S. J. Weidenschilling, C. R. Chapman, D. R. Davis, and R. Greenberg
Transport Effects due to Particle Erosion Mechanisms / R. H. Durisen
Collision-Induced Transport Processes in Planetary Rings / G. R. Stewart, D. N. C. Lin, and P. Bodenheimer
Waves in Planetary Rings / F. H. Shu
Ring Particle Dynamics in Resonances / F. Franklin, M. Lecar, and W. Wiesel
Dynamics of Narrow Rings / S. F. Dermott
Part IV - Origins
The Origin and Evolution of Planetary Rings / A. W. Harris
The Solar Nebula and the Planetary Disk / W. R. Ward
Part V - The Future
Future Studies of Planetary Rings by Space Probes / E. C. Stone
Future Observations of Planetary Rings from Groundbased Observatories and Earth-Orbiting Satellites / B. A. Smith
Unsolved Problems in Planetary Ring Dynamics / N. Borderies, P. Goldreich, and S. Tremaine
Appendix: Atlas of Saturn's Rings / S. A. Collins, J. Diner, G. W. Garneau, A. L. Lane, E. D. Miner, S. P. Synnott, R. J. Terrile, J. B. Holberg, B. A. Smith, and G. L. Tyler
Color Section
Glossary
Acknowledgments
Index