Extrasolar Planets and Their Host Stars

• Main Authors: von Braun, Kaspar (Author), Boyajian, Tabetha (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Astronomy,
• Subjects: Physics.; Planetology.; Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics).

This book explores the relations between physical parameters of extrasolar planets and their respective parent stars. Planetary parameters are often directly dependent upon their stellar counterparts. In addition, the star is almost always the only visible component of the system and contains most o...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: The Determination of Stellar and Planetary Astrophysical Parameters
• Chapter 3: Results
• Chapter 4: Future Work
• Chapter 5: Summary and Conclusion
• References
• Index.