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Valerio Bozza (Ed.) - Methods of Detecting Exoplanets: 1st Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science - 9783319274560 - V9783319274560
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Methods of Detecting Exoplanets: 1st Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science

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Description for Methods of Detecting Exoplanets: 1st Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science Hardback. Editor(s): Bozza, Valerio; Mancini, Luigi V.; Sozzetti, Alessandro. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 150 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
In this book, renowned scientists describe the various techniques used to detect and characterize extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, with a view to unveiling the tricks of the trade of planet detection to a wider community. The radial velocity method, transit method, microlensing method, and direct imaging method are all clearly explained, drawing attention to their advantages and limitations and highlighting the complementary roles that they can play in improving the characterization of exoplanets' physical and orbital properties. By probing the planetary frequency at different distances and in different conditions, these techniques are helping astrophysicists to reconstruct the scenarios ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Library
Condition
New
Weight
559g
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319274560
SKU
V9783319274560
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About Valerio Bozza (Ed.)
Valerio Bozza is a researcher in the E.R. Caianiello Department of Physics at the University of Salerno, Italy. Dr. Bozza gained his doctorate from Salerno University in 2002 for a thesis on Pre-Big Bang cosmology: initial conditions and brane-worlds and subsequently undertook research at CERN's TH Unit. His fields of interest include cosmology (string cosmology, bouncing ... Read more

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