Planet Formation : Theory, Observations, and Experiments.
When this book was published in 2006, it had been just over ten years since the first planet outside our solar system was detected. Since then, much work has focused on understanding how extrasolar planets may form, and discovering the frequency of potentially habitable Earth-like planets. This volu...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
---|---|
Autor principal: | |
Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
West Nyack :
Cambridge University Press,
2006.
|
Colección: | Cambridge astrobiology.
|
Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | When this book was published in 2006, it had been just over ten years since the first planet outside our solar system was detected. Since then, much work has focused on understanding how extrasolar planets may form, and discovering the frequency of potentially habitable Earth-like planets. This volume addresses fundamental questions concerning the formation of planetary systems in general, and of our solar system in particular. Drawing from advances in observational, experimental and theoretical research, it summarises our understanding of the planet formation processes, and addresses major op. |
---|---|
Notas: | 6.2.1.1 Measurements of adhesion forces. |
Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (320 pages) |
ISBN: | 9780511220081 0511220081 |