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Extrasolar Planetsby Hans Deeg; Juan Antonio Belmonte; Antonio Aparicio
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 125.00Broad introduction to extrasolar planets for graduate students and research astronomers. more...
Exoplanetsby John Mason
Springer 2008; US$ 169.00This edited, multi-author volume will be an invaluable introduction and reference to all key aspects in the field of exoplanet research. The reviews cover: Detection methods and properties of known exoplanets, Detection of extrasolar planets by gravitational microlensing. The formation and evolution of terrestrial planets in protoplanetary and debris disks. The brown dwarf-exoplanet connection. Formation, migration mechanisms and properties of hot Jupiters. Dynamics of multiple exoplanet systems. Doppler exoplanet surveys. Searching for exoplanets in the stellar graveyard. Formation and habitability of extra solar planets in multiple star systems. Exoplanet habitats and the possibilities for life. Moons of exoplanets: habitats for life. Contributing... more...
Extrasolar Planetsby Patrick Cassen; Tristan Guillot; Andreas Quirrenbach
Springer 2006; US$ 129.00Research on extrasolar planets is one of the exciting fields of activity in astrophysics, from early speculations on the existence of planets orbiting other stars to the first discoveries and characterization of extrasolar planets. This book talks about this breakthrough as the result of a growing interest of a large community of researchers. more...
A Decade of Extrasolar Planets around Normal Starsby Mario Livio; Kailash Sahu; Jeff Valenti
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 32.00Edited volume providing an important resource on extrasolar planets, for professional researchers and graduate students. more...
Planetary Systemsby A. Burkert; W. B. Burton
Springer 2008; US$ 119.00Addresses the question of planetary systems from various aspects. Starting from the facts (the detection of more than 300 extraterrestrial planets), this book describes the various methods used for these discoveries and proposes a synthetic analysis of their global properties. more...
Habitability and Cosmic Catastrophesby Gerda Horneck; Christopher P. McKay
Springer 2008; US$ 139.00It is known today that the evolution of life on Earth was neither a steady progression nor uniform. There were several periods of mass extinction. These catastrophic events played a crucial role in the rise of new species. The author discusses whether and how such events could have occurred in the recently found extrasolar planetary systems. more...
Exoplanet Atmospheresby Sara Seager
Princeton University Press 2010; US$ 45.00Over the past twenty years, astronomers have identified hundreds of extrasolar planets--planets orbiting stars other than the sun. Recent research in this burgeoning field has made it possible to observe and measure the atmospheres of these exoplanets. This is the first textbook to describe the basic physical processes--including radiative transfer, molecular absorption, and chemical processes--common to all planetary atmospheres, as well as the transit, eclipse, and thermal phase variation observations that are unique to exoplanets. In each chapter, Sara Seager offers a conceptual introduction, examples that combine the relevant physics equations with real data, and exercises. Topics range from foundational knowledge, such as the origin... more...
Planets in Binary Star Systemsby Nader Haghighipour
Springer 2010; US$ 159.00The discovery of extrasolar planets over the past decade has had major impacts on our understanding of the formation and dynamical evolution of planetary systems. There are features and characteristics unseen in our solar system and unexplainable by the current theories of planet formation and dynamics. Among these new surprises is the discovery of planets in binary and multiple-star systems. The discovery of such "binary-planetary" systems has confronted astrodynamicists with many new challenges, and has led them to re-examine the theories of planet formation and dynamics. Among these challenges are: How are planets formed in binary star systems? What would be the notion of habitability in such systems? Under what conditions can... more...
New Worlds in the Cosmosby Michel Mayor; Pierre-Yves Frei; Boud Roukema
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 49.00Account of the successful search for planets outside our Solar System. more...
The Crowded Universeby Alan Boss
Basic Books 2009; US$ 26.00From one of the leaders of the search for extrasolar planets, a riveting account of the next breakthrough: the imminent discovery of planets similar to Earth. more...









