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The exoplanet handbook /
Exoplanet research is one of the most explosive subjects in astronomy today. More than 500 exoplanets are now known, and groups world-wide are actively involved in a broad range of observational and theoretical efforts. This book ties together these many avenues of investigation - from the perspecti...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
©2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Radial velocities; 3 Astrometry; 4 Timing; 5 Microlensing; 6 Transits; 7 Imaging; 8 Host stars; 9 Brown dwarfs and free-floating planets; 10 Formation and evolution; 11 Interiors and atmospheres; 12 The solar system; Appendix A. Numerical quantities; Appendix B. Notation; Appendix C. Radial velocity planets; Appendix D. Transiting planets; References; Index