Extrasolar Planets Formation, Detection and Dynamics |
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| Editor:
| Dvorak, Rudolf |
| ISBN: | 978-3-527-62136-1 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
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| Imprint: | Wiley-VCH |
| Book Format: | Digital online |
| List Price: | USD $220.95 |
Book Description:
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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...
More DescriptionThis 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.