Formation and Evolution of Exoplanets

This single, coherent review of the theory behind extrasolar planet formation and interaction systematically covers all aspects of the topic, including different formation processes, planet-planet scattering, giant planets and brown dwarfs. With a chapter on observation, careful referencing and an elaborate bibliography at the end of each chapter, this is indispensable reading for researchers, theorists and observers alike.

List of contents

IntroductionExoplanet ObservationsPinpointing Planets in Circumstellar DisksPlanet-Planet InteractionsFormation via Disk InstabilityCore Accretion ModelFormation of Terrestrial PlanetsBrown DwarfsExoplanet ChemistryMigration and Multiplicity Effects During Giant PlanetformationPlanets in mean motion resonancePlanet-Planet Gravitational ScatteringTides and Exoplanets

About the author

Rory Barnes is researcher at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona. His research focuses on the theoretical side of on of the hottest topics in Astrophysics - the science of extrasolar planets. His awards include an Outstanding Senior Award as well as a NASA GSRP fellowship.

Summary

Die Theorie der Planetenentstehung, im Zusammenhang präsentiert: Hier finden Sie Informationen zu allen wichtigen Aspekten, dazu sorgfältig recherchierte Literaturverweise und Bibliographien zum Weiterlesen. Mit einem Kapitel zu den jüngsten Beobachtungen.

Report

"Though not free from minor errors, the chapters cover what we know about exoplanets very well, and are well written." (Contemporary Physics, 7 November 2011)

"It certainly provides an excellent summary of the current state of the field." (Astrobiology, October 2010)

Product details

• Authors: Rory Barnes
• Assisted by: Ror Barnes (Editor), Rory Barnes (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.02.2010
• EAN: 9783527408962
• ISBN: 978-3-527-40896-2
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 248 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 744 g
• Illustrations: 126 SW-Abb., 10 Farbabb., 5 Tabellen
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy; Physik, Astronomie, Planet, Geowissenschaften, Astronomie, Kartographie, Astronomie, Raum und Zeit, Exoplanet, Physics, Earth Sciences, Geology & Geophysics, Geologie u. Geophysik, Astronomie u. Astrophysik, Astronomy & Astrophysics