Extrasolar Planets - Rilegato

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0521868084 ISBN 13: 9780521868082

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Riassunto

A broad introduction to extrasolar planets for graduate students and research astronomers, first published in 2007.

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Descrizione del libro

This 2007 volume is a balanced and varied introduction to extrasolar planets for research astronomers and graduate students. It covers a wide range of issues, from the state-of-the-art observational techniques, to the characterizations of these planets, and the techniques used in the remote detection of life.

Contenuti

Participants; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Extrasolar planet detection methods Laurance R. Doyle; 2. Statistical properties of exoplanets Stéphane Udry; 3. Characterizing extrasolar planets Timothy M. Brown; 4. From clouds to planet systems: formation and evolution of stars and planets Günther Wuchterl; 5. Abundances in stars with extrasolar planetary systems Garik Israelian; 6. Brown dwarfs: the bridge between stars and planets Rafael Rebolo; 7. The perspective: a panorama of the Solar System Agustín Sánchez-Lavega; 8. Habitable planets around the Sun and other stars James F. Kasting; 9. Biomarkers of extrasolar planets and their observability Franck Selsis, Jimmy Paillet and France Allard; Index.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521868084
• ISBN 13: 9780521868082
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 282
• Redattore: Deeg Hans, Belmonte Juan Antonio, Aparicio Antonio
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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