Planetary Systems: Detection, Formation and Habitability of Extrasolar Planets

by Françoise Roques, Franck Selsis, Marc Ollivier, et al.

Book Overview

Planetary Systems.- Detection Methods.- Extrasolar Planets, 12 Years After the First Discovery.- What we Learn from the Solar System.- Stellar Formation and Protoplanetary Disks.- The Dynamics of Planetary Systems.- Structure and Evolution of an Exoplanet.- Present and Future Instrumental Projects.- The Search for Life in Planetary Systems.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3540757473
• ISBN13: 9783540757474
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"