Exoplanets [electronic resource] : Detection, Formation, Properties, Habitability /
Mason, John.editor.
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 habita
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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 habita
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Detection Methods and Properties of Known Exoplanets -- Doppler Exoplanet Surveys: From Single Object to Multiple Objects -- Detection of Extrasolar Planets by Gravitational Microlensing -- Formation and Evolution of Terrestrial Planets in Protoplanetary and Debris Disks -- The Brown Dwarf — Exoplanet Connection -- Close-Orbiting Exoplanets: Formation, Migration Mechanisms and Properties -- Dynamics of Multiple Planet Systems -- Searching for Exoplanets in the Stellar Graveyard -- Formation, Dynamical Evolution, and Habitability of Planets in Binary Star Systems -- Planetary Environmental Signatures for Habitability and Life -- Moons of Exoplanets: Habitats for Life?.
Planetology.
Observations, Astronomical.
Astronomy—Observations.
Astrophysics.
Space sciences.
Astrobiology.
Planetology.
Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.
Astrophysics and Astroparticles.
Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).
Astrobiology.
Springer Praxis Books