Features
ISBN Number: 9783540740070
Subtitle: Detection, Formation, Properties, Habitability
Author: Mason, John W. (edt)
Editor: Mason, John
Publisher: Springer
Subject: Astronomy, General
Subject: Earth Sciences, Geology
Subject: Astrophysics & Space Science
Copyright: 2008
Series: Springer Praxis Books / Astronomy and Planetary Sciences
Publication Date: March 2008
Cover Type: Hardcover
Written in: English
Number of Pages: 314
This edited, multi-author volume will be an invaluable introduction and reference to all key aspects in the field of exoplanet research. The reviews cover: - Detection methods and properties of known exoplanets
- The formation and evolution of terrestrial planets in protoplanetary and debris disks
- The brown dwarf-exoplanet connection
- Formation, migration mechanisms and properties of hot Jupiters
- Dynamics of multiple exoplanet systems
- Doppler exoplanet surveys
- Searching for exoplanets in the stellar graveyard
- Formation and habitability of extra solar planets in multiple star systems
- Exoplanet habitats and the possibilities for life
- Moons of exoplanets: habitats for life
Synopsis:
This edited, multi-author volume will be an invaluable introduction and reference to all key aspects in the field of exoplanet research. The reviews cover: Detection methods and properties of known exoplanets, Detection of extrasolar planets by gravitational microlensing. The formation and evolution of terrestrial planets in protoplanetary and debris disks. The brown dwarf-exoplanet connection. Formation, migration mechanisms and properties of hot Jupiters. Dynamics of multiple exoplanet systems. Doppler exoplanet surveys. Searching for exoplanets in the stellar graveyard. Formation and habitability of extra solar planets in multiple star systems. Exoplanet habitats and the possibilities for life. Moons of exoplanets: habitats for life.
Contributing authors:
a Rory Barnes a David P. Bennett a Jian Ge
a Nader Haghighipour a Patrick Irwin a Hugh Jones
a Victoria Meadows a Stanimir Metchev a I. Neill Reid
a George Rieke a Caleb Scharf a Steinn Sigurdsson
