Peter Goldreich

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Peter Goldreich is affiliated with the following schools: California Institute of Technology, Cornell University, University of Cambridge

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PhD Physics Cornell University
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According to Wikipedia, Peter Goldreich is an American astrophysicist whose research focuses on celestial mechanics, planetary rings, helioseismology and neutron stars. He is the Lee DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics at California Institute of Technology. Since 2005 he has also been a professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. Asteroid 3805 Goldreich is named after him.

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Toward a theory of interstellar turbulence. 2. Strong Alfvenic turbulence (1994) (1691)
Spectral Energy Distributions of T Tauri Stars with Passive Circumstellar Disks (1997) (1192)
Disk-Satellite Interactions (1980) (1188)
The formation of planetesimals. (1973) (764)
Q in the solar system (1966) (754)
II. Spiral Arms as Sheared Gravitational Instabilities (1965) (699)
The excitation of density waves at the Lindblad and corotation resonances by an external potential. (1979) (642)
Simulations of Incompressible Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence (2000) (456)
IO, A JOVIAN UNIPOLAR INDUCTOR. (1969) (430)
Magnetic field decay in isolated neutron stars (1992) (402)
Self-similar gravitational collapse in an expanding universe (1984) (402)
Some remarks on polar wandering (1969) (401)
Spin-orbit coupling in the solar system (1966) (393)
Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence Revisited (1997) (372)
The velocity dispersion in Saturn's rings (1978) (289)
I. Gravitational Stability of Uniformly Rotating Disks (1965) (287)
Compressible Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence in Interstellar Plasmas (2001) (282)
The Dynamics of Planetary Rings (1982) (280)
Eccentricity Evolution for Planets in Gaseous Disks (2002) (274)
Solar seismology. II - The stochastic excitation of the solar p-modes by turbulent convection (1977) (264)
Differential rotation in stars. (1967) (260)
Planet formation by coagulation: A focus on Uranus and Neptune (2004) (251)
The history of the lunar orbit (1966) (245)
Homologously collapsing stellar cores (1980) (213)
The formation of the Cassini division in Saturn's rings (1978) (193)
Formation of Kuiper-belt binaries by dynamical friction and three-body encounters (2002) (193)
An Explanation of the Frequent Occurrence of Commensurable Mean Motions in the Solar System (1965) (184)
Final Stages of Planet Formation (2004) (174)
The excitation and evolution of density waves (1978) (166)
OH-IR stars. I. Physical properties of circumstellar envelopes (1976) (159)
Tidal friction in early-type stars (1989) (155)
On the Eccentricity of Satellite Orbits in the Solar System (1963) (155)
Towards a theory for the uranian rings (1979) (153)
Constraints on Deep-seated Zonal Winds Inside Jupiter and Saturn (2007) (152)
Wave generation by turbulent convection (1990) (151)
Solar seismology. I - The stability of the solar p-modes (1977) (148)
A new class of g-modes in neutron stars (1992) (145)
MHD Turbulence Revisited (1996) (141)
OVERSTABLE LIBRATIONS CAN ACCOUNT FOR THE PAUCITY OF MEAN MOTION RESONANCES AMONG EXOPLANET PAIRS (2013) (138)
Turbulent viscosity and Jupiter's tidal Q (1977) (135)
Neptune's Story (1989) (133)
Physics of modes in a differentially rotating system – analysis of the shearing sheet (1987) (129)
Imbalanced Strong MHD Turbulence (2006) (129)
Astrophysical Masers. 11. Polarization Properties (1973) (128)
Wave Damping by Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence and Its Effect on Cosmic-Ray Propagation in the Interstellar Medium (2003) (121)
Spectral Energy Distributions of Passive T Tauri Disks: Inclination (1998) (115)
TIDAL EVOLUTION OF RUBBLE PILES (2007) (115)
The stability of accretion tori. I. Long-wavelength modes of slender tori (1986) (115)
Implications of Solar p-Mode Frequency Shifts (1991) (112)
The interaction of acoustic radiation with turbulence (1988) (112)
On mapping the magnetic field direction in molecular clouds by polarization measurements (1981) (110)
Gravity Modes in ZZ Ceti Stars. I. Quasi-adiabatic Analysis of Overstability (1998) (110)
A granular flow model for dense planetary rings (1985) (102)
Inclination of satellite orbits about an oblate precessing planet (1965) (101)
The Dynamics of Planetary Rotations (1968) (99)
OH-IR stars. II. A model for the 1612 MHz masers (1976) (98)
Neutron Star Crusts and Alignment of Magnetic Axes in Pulsars (1970) (93)
A simple derivation of capture probabilities for the J+1:J and J+2:J orbit-orbit resonance problems (1984) (92)
Sharp edges of planetary rings (1982) (90)
Neutron starquake models for gamma-ray bursts (1989) (89)
Tidal Evolution of the Planetary System around HD 83443 (2001) (87)
Imbalanced Weak Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence (2003) (86)
Final spin states of planets and satellites. (1966) (85)
PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS ON FAST RADIO BURSTS (2014) (80)
ADIABATIC HEATING OF CONTRACTING TURBULENT FLUIDS (2012) (77)
Gravity Modes in ZZ Ceti Stars. IV. Amplitude Saturation by Parametric Instability (2000) (76)
The origin of the eccentricities of the rings of Uranus (1981) (74)
Growth of Perturbations in Gravitational Collapse and Accretion (1999) (71)
Precession of the epsilon ring of Uranus (1979) (70)
Towards a theory for Neptune's arc rings (1986) (69)
Linear polarization of radio frequency lines in molecular clouds and circumstellar envelopes (1982) (69)
Spiral structure as an explanation for the asymmetric brightness of Saturn's A ring (1976) (67)
Excitation of neutron star normal modes during binary inspiral (1994) (66)
Spontaneous axisymmetry breaking of the external magnetic field at Saturn (2006) (66)
Unsolved problems in planetary ring dynamics (1984) (66)
The obliquity of Venus (1970) (63)
Tides in rotating fluids (1989) (63)
Astrophysical Masers.IV. Line Widths (1974) (60)
Gravity Modes in ZZ Ceti Stars. II. Eigenvalues and Eigenfunctions (1998) (57)
THE DYNAMICS OF ELLIPTICAL RINGS (1983) (55)
The stability of accretion tori. II - Non-linear evolution to discrete planets (1987) (53)
Nonlinear interactions among solar acoustic modes (1989) (53)
Coherent Synchrotron Radiation (1971) (51)
Astrophysical Masers. I. Source Size and Saturation (1972) (51)
Gauge freedom in the N-body problem of celestial mechanics (2003) (51)
The rings of Uranus: results of the 10 April 1978 occultation. (1978) (50)
Saturn's nonaxisymmetric ring edges at 1.95 R(s) and 2.27 R(s) (1984) (50)
Elastic ice shells of synchronous moons: Implications for cracks on Europa and non-synchronous rotation of Titan (2009) (49)
Distribution functions for the time-averaged energies of stochastically excited solar p-modes (1988) (49)
Self-similar spherical voids in an expanding universe (1984) (48)
The formation of sharp edges in planetary rings by nearby satellites (1989) (48)
Nonlinear Density Waves in Planetary Rings (1986) (46)
Shepherding of the Uranian Rings. II. Dynamics (1987) (46)
Shepherding of the Uranian rings. I. Kinematics (1987) (46)
ON THE ORIGIN OF PLANETARY NEBULAE (1966) (45)
The eccentric Saturnian ringlets at 1.29 R(s) and 1.45 R(s) (1984) (45)
Spin-orbit coupling in the solar system.1 The resonant rotation of Venus (1967) (44)
Gauge symmetry of the N-body problem in the Hamilton–Jacobi approach (2003) (42)
Apse Alignment of Narrow Eccentric Planetary Rings (2000) (40)
Perturbed particle disks (1983) (40)
Evolution of the Janus-Epimetheus coorbital resonance due to torques from Saturn's ring (1985) (38)
Chaotic motions of Prometheus and Pandora (2003) (36)
Imbalanced Weak MHD Turbulence (2002) (35)
Origin of chaos in the Prometheus-Pandora system (2003) (35)
Folded Fields as the Source of Extreme Radio-Wave Scattering in the Galactic Center (2006) (33)
The Variations in Eccentricity and Apse Precession Rate of a Narrow Ring Perturbed by a Close Satellite (1983) (32)
Radial widths, optical depths, and eccentricities of the Uranian rings (1982) (32)
Astrophysical Masers. V. Pump Mechanism for h, O Masers (1974) (32)
Non-axisymmetric instability in thin discs (1985) (31)
Rotation of the Sun (1967) (29)
THEORETICAL UPPER BOUND TO THE SOLAR OBLATENESS. (1968) (28)
Revenge of tiny Miranda (1977) (28)
Molecular Clouds (2021) (27)
Excitation of inclinations in ring-satellite systems (1984) (26)
Tides and the Earth-Moon System (1972) (26)
Resonant Spin States in the Solar System (1966) (24)
Single-Sided Shepherding (1995) (24)
Eccentric Ringlet in the Maxwell Gap at 1.45 Saturn Radii: Multi-Instrument Voyager Observations (1983) (24)
The effects of scattering on solar oscillations (1994) (23)
Magnetospheric Eclipses in the Double-Pulsar System PSR J0737–3039 (2004) (22)
Spoke formation under moving plasma clouds (2005) (22)
Astrophysical Masers. 111. Trapped Infrared Lines and Cross-Relaxation (1973) (21)
Resonant Rotation for Venus? (1966) (21)
Thermal and mechanical damping of solar p-modes (1991) (20)
Precession of the Moon's core (1967) (20)
Gravity Modes in ZZ Ceti Stars. III. Effects of Turbulent Dissipation (1998) (19)
Order-of-Magnitude Physics: Understanding the World with Dimensional Analysis, Educated Guesswork, and White Lies (1999) (18)
Magnetic focusing in the Sco X-1 radio source (1983) (17)
Understanding the behavior of Prometheus and Pandora (2005) (17)
The Uranus occultation of 10 June 1979. I - The rings (1981) (16)
The Physics of Rotating Magnetic Neutron Stars (1969) (15)
Dense Regions in Supersonic Isothermal Turbulence (2018) (13)
Effect of nonlinear interactions on p-mode frequencies and line widths (1994) (12)
Quasar absorption lines (1976) (12)
Tidal De-spin of Planets and Satellites (1965) (12)
Precession of inclined rings (1983) (11)
THE CASE AGAINST PLANET X (1972) (10)
DAVs: Red Edge and Outbursts (2017) (9)
On the Radiative Acceleration of Quasar Absorption Line Clouds (1978) (9)
Why do we see the man in the Moon (2010) (7)
Spontaneous Axisymmetry Breaking of Saturn's External Magnetic Field (2006) (7)
On the controversy over the effect of tidal friction upon the history of the Earth-Moon system a reply to comments by H. Gerstenkorn (1968) (6)
Globally asymmetric supernova. (1997) (6)
How much oxygen is too much? Constraining Saturn's ring atmosphere (2007) (6)
Solved and unsolved problems in planetary ring dynamics (1984) (6)
Spherical Accretion (2006) (5)
MHD turbulence (2009) (5)
Stimulated Inverse Compton Scattering in Radio Sources (1968) (4)
Interaction of Supernova Remnants with the Interstellar Medium. (1966) (4)
SECULAR EVOLUTION OF THE PULSAR TRIPLE SYSTEM J0337+1715 (2014) (4)
Turbulent viscosity and Jupiter's tidal Q. [energy dissipation function (1977) (4)
Dynamical Effects of Drag on Particles in Corotational Resonances (1986) (4)
Incompressible MHD Turbulence (2001) (4)
The dominant local instabilities in an Einstein-de Sitter universe (1990) (4)
On Parametric Down-Conversion in Astrophysical Masers (1972) (3)
Erratum - the Dynamics of Elliptical Rings (1984) (3)
Puzzles and Prospects in Planetary Ring Dynamics (1992) (3)
SECULAR CHANGES IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM (1963) (2)
Ohmic Dissipation Constraint on Deep-seated Zonal Winds in Jupiter and Saturn (2006) (2)
CLASSIFICATION OF SATELLITE RESONANCES IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM (2016) (2)
Disk-satellite interactions. [between Jupiter and protoplanetary disk] (1980) (2)
Chaotic Motions of F-Ring Shepherds (2002) (1)
CHARGED PARTICLE MOTION NEAR PULSARS (1971) (1)
The Absorption of Trapped Line Photons by Dust (1979) (1)
Erratum - Precession of Inclined Rings (1983) (1)
Precession of the є ring of Uranus (1979) (1)
Spin-orbit coupling in the solar system. II. (1967) (1)
The chaotic dynamics of Prometheus and Pandora (2002) (0)
The dynamics of elliptical rings. [of Saturn and Uranus] (1983) (0)
The evolution of the universe. (1977) (0)
Ringlet Formation at Isolated Lindblad Resonance (1995) (0)
Astrophysical masers. V. Pump mechanisms for H$sub 2$O masers (1974) (0)
Solar oscillations. [observational results and theoretical investigations] (1977) (0)
Secular Evolution of Pulsar Triple System J0733+1715 (2014) (0)
Excitation of neutron star oscillation modes during binary inspiral (2008) (0)
Sackler Lecture: Final Stages of Planet Formation (2004) (0)
A Model for the 1612 MHz Masers in OH-IR Stars (13), (1974) (0)
NEUTRON STARQUAKES AND THE NATURE OF GAMMA-RAY BURSTS (1989) (0)
Discovery of Solar Atmospheric Motions (1999) (0)
Neptune's story. [Triton's orbit perturbation] (1989) (0)
Interpretation of circumstellar masers (1980) (0)
2 A ug 2 00 2 Imbalanced Weak MHD Turbulence (2002) (0)
PULSAR THEORY. II. RADIATION MECHANISMS. (1972) (0)
Magnetospheric eclipses in the binary pulsar system J0737-3039 (2004) (0)
The rings of Saturn and Uranus (1979) (0)
PRECESSION OF THEE RING OF URANUS (2009) (0)
MAGNETOSPHERE THEORY OF PULSAR ELECTRODYNAMICS. (1972) (0)
The eccentric ringlet at 1.29 RS (1984) (0)
Near-commensurate satellite orbits in the solar system (1966) (0)
Revenge of tiny Miranda. [resonance model for Uranus ring] (1977) (0)
Pulsar Theory I. Dynamics and Electrodynamics (1971) (0)
Research in planetary astronomy at Palomar Observatory (1986) (0)
A Simple Model for Orbital Resonances with Dissipation and its Application to Multiple-Planet Systems (2013) (0)
The eccentric ringlet at 1.29 R sub S (2011) (0)
Chaotic Motions of FRing Shepherds (2008) (0)
Perturbed particle disks. [planetary rings application (1983) (0)
Precession of inclined rings. [of Uranus (1983) (0)
The Interaction of Particles and Bending Waves in Disks of Finite Thickness (1986) (0)
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF RUBBLE PILES (2015) (0)
Research at Palomar Observatory in planetary astronomy (1988) (0)
The Rings of Uranus (invited). (1978) (0)
Gauge-invariant disturbing function in precessing frames of reference. (2003) (0)
Interactions among convection, magnetic fields and p-mode oscillations in the sun (1993) (0)
Theoretical studies of solar oscillations (1980) (0)
Interstellar Scintillation and the Inertial Range of MHD Turbulence (2000) (0)
Dynamics of eccentric and inclined ringlets (1984) (0)
Proposed Running Head : Chaotic Motions of FRing Shepherds (2011) (0)
Interview with Peter Goldreich (2002) (0)

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