Extrasolar Planets and Their Host Stars (Paperback, 1st ed. 2017)

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 of the system mass. Consequently, the parent star heavily influences every aspect of planetary physics and astrophysics. Drs. Kaspar von Braun and Tabetha Boyajian use direct methods to characterize exoplanet host starts that minimize the number of assumptions needed to be made in the process. The book provides a background on interferometric techniques for stellar diameter measurements, illustrates the authors' approach on using additional data to fully characterize the stars, provides a comprehensive update on the current state of the field, and examines in detail a number of historically significant and well-studied exoplanetary systems.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Astronomy
Release date:	July 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Kaspar Von Braun • Tabetha Boyajian
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	78
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-61196-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Solar system > General Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Space science > Astronautics Promotions
LSN:	3-319-61196-8
Barcode:	9783319611969

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