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ExoFrontiers : big questions in exoplanetary science /

This book is a compendium of key scientific questions, challenges, and opportunities across different areas of exoplanetary science. The field is currently experiencing rapid growth, and the book provides a front-row view of the advancements at the cutting-edge of the field. Each chapter contains a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Madhusudhan, Nikku (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2021]
Colección:IOP (Series). Release 21.
AAS-IOP astronomy. 2021 collection.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • part I. Introduction. 1. The exoplanetary landscape / Nikku Madhusudhan
  • part II. Exoplanet detection and spectroscopy. 2. The demographics of exoplanets / B. Scott Gaudi, Michael Meyer and Jessie Christiansen
  • 3. Transit surveys / Don Pollacco, Natalie Batalha, Magali Deleuil and George Ricker
  • 4. Radial velocity surveys / Debra A. Fischer
  • 5. Direct imaging and spectroscopy / Sasha Hinkley, Arthur Vigan, Markus Kasper, Sascha P. Quanz and Sylvestre Lacour
  • 6. Small star opportunities / Amaury H.M.J. Triaud
  • 7. Transit spectroscopy / Drake Deming, Kevin B. Stevenson and David Ehrenreich
  • 8. High-resolution spectroscopy / Matteo Brogi and Jayne Birkby
  • 9. Space missions for exoplanet science / Karl Stapelfeldt, Heike Rauer, Aki Roberge and Avi Mandell
  • 10. Small satellites for exoplanet science / Luca Fossati, Peter R. McCullough and Ian R. Parry
  • part III. Exoplanet theory and characterization. 11. Orbital dynamics and architectures of exoplanets / Daniel Fabrycky
  • 12. Planet formation / Ravit Helled and Alessandro Morbidelli
  • 13. Planetary migration / John C.B. Papaloizou
  • 14. Astrochemistry and planet formation / Ewine F. van Dishoeck and Edwin A. Bergin
  • 15. Debris disks / Mark C. Wyatt
  • 16. Exoplanetary interiors / Nadine Nettelmann and Diana Valencia
  • 17. Atmospheric modeling and retrieval / Jonathan J. Fortney, Joanna K. Barstow and Nikku Madhusudhan
  • 18. Atmospheric chemistry / Julianne I. Moses
  • 19. Atmospheric dynamics / Adam P. Showman
  • 20. Clouds in exoplanetary atmospheres / Christiane Helling
  • 21. Atomic and molecular line data / Sergei N. Yurchenko and Jonathan Tennyson
  • part IV. Habitability and biosignatures. 22. Exoplanetary habitability / James F. Kasting
  • 23. Exoplanetary astrobiology / Victoria Meadows
  • part V. New horizons. 24. The search for spectroscopic signs of life / Sara Seager.