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How Do You Find an Exoplanet? /
Alien worlds have long been a staple of science fiction. But today, thanks to modern astronomical instrumentation and the achievements of many enterprising observational astronomers, the existence of planets outside our solar system-also known as exoplanets-has moved into the realm of science fact....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, NJ :
Princeton University Press,
[2015]
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| Colección: | Princeton Frontiers in Physics ;
5 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- 1. INTRODUCTION
- 2. STELLAR WOBBLES
- 3. SEEING THE SHADOWS OF PLANETS
- 4. PLANETS BENDING SPACE-TIME
- 5. DIRECTLY IMAGING PLANETS
- 6. THE FUTURE OF PLANET HUNTING
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- GLOSSARY
- INDEX