Extrasolar Planets

Formation, Detection and Dynamics
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-527-40671-5
Verlag: Wiley-VCH

Buch, Englisch, 287 Seiten, Format (B × H): 172 mm x 242 mm, Gewicht: 600 g

This latest, up-to-date resource for research on extrasolar planets covers formation, dynamics, atmospheres and detection. After a look at the formation of giant planets, the book goes on to discuss the formation and dynamics of planets in resonances, planets in double stars, atmospheres and habitable zones, detection via spectra and transits, and the history and prospects of ESPs as well as satellite projects.
Edited by a renowned expert in solar system dynamics with chapters written by the leading experts in the method described -- from the US and Europe -- this is an ideal textbook for graduates, students in astronomy, and astronomers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dvorak, Rudolf

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Instrumente, Methoden
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Galaxien und Sterne
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Kosmologie, Urknalltheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Planetary Masses and Orbital Parameters from Radial Velocity MeasurementsTerrestrial Planets in Extrasolar Planetary SystemsMission Requirements: How to Search for Extrasolar PlanetsBiomarkers Set in ContextThe Formation of Resonant Planetary SystemsImpact of Stellar Activity on the Evolution of Planetary Atmospheres and HabitabilityDynamics of the Extrasolar Planetary SystemsPlanets in Double StarsThe Transit MethodUS Programs and Space Missions for Extrasolar Planet ResearchHabitable Zones in Extrasolar Planetary Systems

Über Autor(innen)

Rudolf Dvorak, now serving at the Institute of Astronomy in Vienna, has gained research experience in planet research at international institutions including the Bureau des Longitudes in Paris. Some 100 publications provide ample proof. His connections allowed him to assemble the team of leading authors to cover all aspects of the detection of distant worlds.