Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 2009
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2009aas...21423702s&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #214, #237.02; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.739
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
In both the solar and extra-solar contexts, numerous discoveries of new planetary bodies have been made since the early 1990s. These discoveries, ranging from the prevalence of dwarf planets in our solar system, to the very existence of unexpected types like pulsar planets, hot Jupiters, super-Earths, etc. have forced upon us the need to classify and categorize planets in a way that was never before necessary. Two competing schemes have developed for such classification: dynamics based and attribute based. In this review I will point out some of the difficulties that dynamics-based classification schemes result in, and argue that intrinsic attribute-based classification produces a far less ambiguous, conflicted, and more intuitive result for both astronomy and the general public. I will also discuss the need to develop planet classification schemes that are adaptable to the many kinds of new and very likely unexpected planet discoveries likely to be revealed in coming decades.
No associations
LandOfFree
Dynamics or Intrinsic Attribute Based? does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.
If you have personal experience with Dynamics or Intrinsic Attribute Based?, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Dynamics or Intrinsic Attribute Based? will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1105803