Peter Goldreich
Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics, Emeritus
B.S., Cornell University, 1960; Ph.D., 1963. Associate Professor of Planetary Science and Astronomy, Caltech, 1966-69; Professor, 1969-81; DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics, 1981-2002; DuBridge Professor Emeritus, 2002-. Acting Chairman, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, 1989.
Research Summary
Astrophysics and planetary physics; principal interest in theoretical astrophysics and planetary physics.
Publications
- Luan, Jing;Goldreich, Peter (2018) DAVs: Red Edge and OutburstsAstrophysical Journal
- Robertson, Brant;Goldreich, Peter (2018) Dense Regions in Supersonic Isothermal TurbulenceAstrophysical Journal
- Luan, Jing;Goldreich, Peter (2017) Classification of Satellite Resonances in the Solar SystemAstronomical Journal
- Luan, Jing;Goldreich, Peter (2015) Thermal Conductivity Of Rubble PilesAstrophysical Journal
- Luan, Jing;Goldreich, Peter (2014) Secular Evolution of the Pulsar Triple System J0337+1715Astrophysical Journal
- Luan, Jing;Goldreich, Peter (2014) Physical Constraints on Fast Radio BurstsAstrophysical Journal Letters
- Goldreich, Peter;Schlichting, Hilke E. (2014) Overstable Librations can Account for the Paucity of Mean Motion Resonances among Exoplanet PairsAstronomical Journal
- Robertson, Brant;Goldreich, Peter (2012) Adiabatic Heating of Contracting Turbulent FluidsAstrophysical Journal Letters
- Aharonson, Oded;Goldreich, Peter et al. (2012) Why do we see the man in the Moon?Icarus
- Goldreich, Peter M.;Mitchell, Jonathan L. (2010) Elastic ice shells of synchronous moons: Implications for cracks on Europa and non-synchronous rotation of TitanIcarus
- Goldreich, Peter;Sari, Re'em (2009) Tidal Evolution of Rubble PilesAstrophysical Journal
- Liu, Junjun;Goldreich, Peter M. et al. (2008) Constraints on deep-seated zonal winds inside Jupiter and SaturnIcarus
- Goldreich, Peter;Farmer, Alison J. (2007) Spontaneous axisymmetry breaking of the external magnetic field at SaturnJournal of Geophysical Research A
- Lithwick, Y.;Goldreich, P. et al. (2007) Imbalanced Strong MHD TurbulenceAstrophysical Journal
- Sari, Re'em;Goldreich, Peter (2006) Spherical accretionAstrophysical Journal
- Goldreich, Peter;Sridhar, S. (2006) Folded Fields as the Source of Extreme Radio-Wave Scattering in the Galactic CenterAstrophysical Journal Letters
- Farmer, Alison J.;Goldreich, Peter (2006) Understanding the behavior of Prometheus and PandoraIcarus
- Farmer, Alison J.;Goldreich, Peter (2005) Spoke formation under moving plasma cloudsIcarus
- Rafikov, Roman R.;Goldreich, Peter (2005) Magnetospheric Eclipses in the Double-Pulsar System PSR J0737–3039Astrophysical Journal
- Goldreich, Peter;Lithwick, Yoram et al. (2004) Final Stages of Planet FormationAstrophysical Journal
- Goldreich, Peter;Lithwick, Yoram et al. (2004) Planet formation by coagulation: A focus on Uranus and NeptuneAnnual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Sari, Re'em;Goldreich, Peter (2004) Planet-Disk SymbiosisAstrophysical Journal Letters
- Farmer, Alison J.;Goldreich, Peter (2004) Wave Damping by Magnetohydrodynamic Turbulence and Its Effect on Cosmic-Ray Propagation in the Interstellar MediumAstrophysical Journal
- Efroimsky, M.;Goldreich, P. (2004) Gauge freedom in the N-body problem of celestial mechanicsAstronomy and Astrophysics
- Efroimsky, Michael;Goldreich, Peter (2003) Gauge symmetry of the N-body problem in the Hamilton–Jacobi approachJournal of Mathematical Physics