Exploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems (IAU S299): Proceedings of the 299th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union Held in Victoria, Canada, June 2-7, - Rilegato

 
9781107045200: Exploring the Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems (IAU S299): Proceedings of the 299th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union Held in Victoria, Canada, June 2-7,

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This book reports on recent results in the formation and evolution of planetary systems.

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Descrizione del libro

Dramatic new observations have led to new advances in our understanding of the formation and evolution of planetary systems. IAU Symposium 299 reports on recent results in this area, and will benefit both active researchers and graduate students entering this dynamic and rapidly progressing field.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. High contrast AO imaging: latest results in direct exoplanet imaging; 2. Peering into circumstellar disks: transformative interferometry and high resolution imaging; 3. Building planets in protoplanetary disks: earliest evidence; 4. Co-evolution of disks and planetary systems; 5. Detailed studies of known exoplanets and exoplanet systems; 6. Debris disks as signposts of planetary systems; 7. Models of planetary formation and evolution; 8. Evolution of planetary systems.

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