"The revealed the to have an unexpected richness of structure. Many of the observed features have now been identified as collective effects arising from the of the ring material. These effects include , the main topics of this review chapter. Both kinds of waves were first discussed in the astronomical literature in connection with the dynamics and structure of , and our discussion contrasts the similarities and differences between the and s. After developing the theory of free and forced waves of both types, we discuss how the observed waves can be used as diagnostics to obtain crucial parameters that characterize the physical state of the rings."
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Frank Shu
(ๅพ้็; June 2, 1943 โ April 22, 2023) was a Chinese-American astrophysicist, astronomer, and author. Known with his doctoral advisor and collaborator for the , he was elected in 1987 a Member of the and in 1992 a Fellow of the . He received in 1977 the , in 1996 the , in 2000 the , and in 2009 both the and the .
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