Extrasolar Planets (Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521868084 ISBN 13: 9780521868082

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

This 2007 volume presents the lectures from the sixteenth Winter School of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, which was dedicated to extrasolar planets. Research into extrasolar planets is one of the most exciting fields of astrophysics, and the past decade has seen a research leap from speculations on the existence of planets orbiting other stars to the discovery of around 200 planets to date. The book covers a wide range of issues, from the state-of-the-art observational techniques used to detect extrasolar planets, to the characterizations of these planets, and the techniques used in the remote detection of life. It also looks at the insights we can gain from our own Solar System, and how we can apply them. The contributors, all of high-standing in the field, provide a balanced and varied introduction to extrasolar planets for research astronomers and graduate students, bridging theoretical developments and observational advances.

About this title

Book Description

This volume is a balanced and varied introduction to extrasolar planets for research astronomers and graduate students. It covers a wide range of issues, from the state-of-the-art observational techniques, to the characterizations of these planets, and the techniques used in the remote detection of life.

About the Author

Antonio Aparicio is Professor Titular at the University of La Laguna, and Researcher at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521868084
• ISBN 13: 9780521868082
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 282
• Editor: Deeg Hans, Belmonte Juan Antonio, Aparicio Antonio