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Extrasolar Planets
by Hans J. Deeg
Available from Powells Used Books
$135.00
on 10-15-2008
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ISBN Number: 9780521868082
Written by: Hans J. Deeg and Juan Antonio Belmonte and Antonio Aparicio
Published by: Cambridge University Press
Editor: Aparicio, Antonio
Editor: Belmonte, Juan Antonio
Editor: Sanchez, Francisco
Subject: Astronomy, General
Copyright: 2008
Date of Publication: November 2007
Cover Type: Hardcover
Written in: English
Illustrations: Yes
Number of Pages: 268
This volume presents the lectures from the sixteenth Winter School of the Instituto de Astrofisica 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 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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