The Exoplanet Handbook, 2nd Edition

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With the discovery of planets beyond our solar system 25 years ago, exoplanet research has expanded dramatically, with new state-of-the-art ground-based and space-based missions dedicated to their discovery and characterisation. With more than 3,500 exoplanets now known, the complexity of the discovery techniques, observations and physical characterisation have grown exponentially. This Handbook ties all these avenues of research together across a broad range of exoplanet science. Planet formation, exoplanet interiors and atmospheres, and habitability are discussed, providing in-depth coverage of our knowledge to date. Comprehensively updated from the first edition, it includes instrumental and observational developments, in-depth treatment of the new Kepler mission results and hot Jupiter atmospheric studies, and major updates on models of exoplanet formation. With extensive references to the research literature and appendices covering all individual exoplanet discoveries, it is a valuable reference to this exciting field for both incoming and established researchers. Cover......Page 1 Front Matter ......Page 3 Praise for the First Edition......Page 4 The Exoplanet Handbook......Page 5 Copyright ......Page 6 Contents ......Page 7 Preface to the Second Edition......Page 21 1 Introduction......Page 23 2 Radial velocities......Page 39 3 Astrometry......Page 103 4 Timing......Page 125 5 Microlensing......Page 141 6 Transits......Page 175 7 Imaging......Page 351 8 Host stars......Page 395 9 Brown dwarfs and free-floating planets......Page 451 10 Formation and evolution......Page 471 11 Interiors and atmospheres......Page 581 12 The solar system......Page 671 Appendix A. Numerical quantities......Page 723 Appendix B. Notation and acronyms......Page 727 Appendix C. Radial velocity exoplanets......Page 735 Appendix D. Transiting exoplanets......Page 749 Appendix E. Lensing exoplanets......Page 781 Appendix F. Imaging exoplanets......Page 783 References......Page 787 Subject index......Page 955 Object index ......Page 969