Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 402 g
Reihe: Popular Astronomy
Extrasolar Planets
Buch, Englisch, 188 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 402 g
Reihe: Popular Astronomy
ISBN: 978-0-387-44906-7
Verlag: Springer
Offering an engaging and complete story of the hunt for new worlds, this volume fully details the detection and exploration of extrasolar planets. Coverage begins by first looking at early searches for extrasolar planets, the very first discoveries, and the observational techniques involved. The book examines the very wide range of extrasolar planets that have been discovered during the past ten years and looks at what can be learned about such planets by studying the bodies in our own solar system. It also discusses the formation of planetary systems, the way in which such systems may evolve and the final systems of planets that result. In addition, the authors demonstrate how life might evolve on an extrasolar planet and how such life might be detected.
Zielgruppe
Popular/general
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Exobiologie, Astrobiologie, Xenobiologie
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomie: Allgemeines
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Kosmologie, Urknalltheorie
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Sonnensystem: Sonne und Planeten
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Populärwissenschaftliche Werke
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Evolutionsbiologie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Exobiologie, Astrobiologie
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomie: Sachbuch
Weitere Infos & Material
Extrasolar planets: the Holy Grail of astronomers.- In search of exoplanets.- Twelve years of discovery.- What do we learn from our own solar system?.- The formation of planetary systems.- Life in the Universe.- Future projects.
