ENGLISH

Extrasolar Planets

Book information

Year
2007
ISBN
0521868084, 9780521868082, 9780511367571
LCC
QB820 .C36 2008
Open Library ID
OL10437764M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4946464 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
282\284
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This volume presents the lectures from the sixteenth Winter School of the Instituto de Astrof?sica de Canarias, which was dedicated to extrasolar planets. Research into extrasolar planets is one of the most exciting fields of astrophysics, and the past decade has seen a research leap from speculations on the existence of planets orbiting other stars to the discovery of around 200 planets to date. The book covers a wide range of issues, from the state-of-the-art observational techniques used to detect extrasolar planets, to the characterizations of these planets, and the techniques used in the remote detection of life. It also looks at the insights we can gain from our own Solar System, and how we can apply them. The contributors, all of high-standing in the field, provide a balanced and varied introduction to extrasolar planets for research astronomers and graduate students, bridging theoretical developments and observational advances.

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