Exoplanets Detection, Formation, Properties, Habitability /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mason, John W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Planetology.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Astrophysics.; Space sciences.; Astrobiology.; Earth Sciences.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.

Table of Contents:

• Detection Methods and Properties of Known Exoplanets
• Doppler Exoplanet Surveys: From Single Object to Multiple Objects
• Detection of Extrasolar Planets by Gravitational Microlensing
• Formation and Evolution of Terrestrial Planets in Protoplanetary and Debris Disks
• The Brown Dwarf — Exoplanet Connection
• Close-Orbiting Exoplanets: Formation, Migration Mechanisms and Properties
• Dynamics of Multiple Planet Systems
• Searching for Exoplanets in the Stellar Graveyard
• Formation, Dynamical Evolution, and Habitability of Planets in Binary Star Systems
• Planetary Environmental Signatures for Habitability and Life
• Moons of Exoplanets: Habitats for Life?.