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Exoplanets: Detection, Formation and Dynamics (IAU S249)
Edited By Yi-Sui Sun
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hardcover. The latest theoretical and observational advances in the exciting field of exoplanet research. Editor(s): Zhou, Ji-Lin; Ferraz-Mello, Sylvio; Sun, Yi-Sui. Series: Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia. Num Pages: 544 pages, 50 b/w illus. 33 tables. BIC Classification: PG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 174 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1210.
In the 12 years since the first discovery of an exoplanet around a main sequence star (51 Peg), more than 270 exoplanets have been detected. The proceedings of IAU Symposium 249 present the latest theoretical and observational advances in the field of exoplanet research, including the ongoing and future projects such as CoRoT and Kepler. The volume opens with a review of exoplanet detection and orbital determination techniques, before looking at the physics of gas giant atmospheres and close-in stars. The topics of planet formation, migration and the dynamical evolution of protoplanetary disks and multi-planet systems are also covered in ... Read more
In the 12 years since the first discovery of an exoplanet around a main sequence star (51 Peg), more than 270 exoplanets have been detected. The proceedings of IAU Symposium 249 present the latest theoretical and observational advances in the field of exoplanet research, including the ongoing and future projects such as CoRoT and Kepler. The volume opens with a review of exoplanet detection and orbital determination techniques, before looking at the physics of gas giant atmospheres and close-in stars. The topics of planet formation, migration and the dynamical evolution of protoplanetary disks and multi-planet systems are also covered in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
Series
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521874717
SKU
V9780521874717
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