Title A decade of extrasolar planets around normal stars : proceedings of the Space Telescope Science Institute symposium, held in Baltimore, Maryland, May 2-5, 2005 / edited by Mario Livio, Kailash Sahu, Jeff Valenti

Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 183 pages) : illustrations Series Space Telescope Science Institute symposium series ; 19 Space Telescope Science Institute symposium series ; 19. Contents 1. Extrasolar planets: past, present, and future / A.P. Boss -- 2. The quest for very low-mass planets / M. Mayor, F. Pepe, C. Lovis, D. Queloz and S. Udry -- 3. Extrasolar planets: a galactic perspective / I.N. Reid -- 4. The Kepler Mission: Design, expected science results, opportunities to participate / W.J. Borucki, D. Koch, G. Basri, T. Brown, D. Caldwell, E. Devore, E. Dunham, T. Gautier, J. Geary, R. Gilliland, A. Gould, S. Howell, J. Jenkins and D. Latham -- 5. Observations of the atmospheres of extrasolar planets / T.M. Brown, R. Alonso, M. Knölker, H. Rauer and W. Schmidt -- 6. Planetary migration / P.J. Armitage and W.K.M. Rice -- 7. Observational constraints on dust disk lifetimes: implications for planet formation / L.A. Hillenbrand -- 8. The evolution of gas in disks / J. Najita -- 9. Planet formation / J.J. Lissauer -- 10. Core accretion-gas capture model for gas giant planet formation / O. Hubickyj -- 11. Gravitational instabilities in protoplanetary disks / R.H. Durisen -- 12. Conference summary: the quest for new worlds / J.E. Pringle Summary Humans have long thought that planetary systems similar to our own should exist around stars other than the Sun, yet the search for planets outside our Solar System has had a dismal history of discoveries that could not be confirmed. However, this all changed in 1995, after which astonishing progress can be seen in this field; we now know of more than 200 extrasolar planets. These findings mark crucial milestones in the search for extraterrestrial life - arguably one of the most intriguing endeavors of modern science. These proceedings from the 2005 Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium on Extrasolar Planets explore one of the hottest topics in astronomy. Discussions include the Kepler mission, observational constraints on dust disk lifetimes and the implications for planet formation, and gravitational instabilities in protoplanetary disks. With review papers written by world experts in their fields, this is an important resource on extrasolar planets Analysis Normal stars Notes Published for the Space Telescope Science Institute Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes English Print version record Subject Extrasolar planets -- Congresses Stars with planets -- Congresses SCIENCE -- Astronomy. Extrasolar planets Stars with planets Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings Form Electronic book Author Livio, Mario, 1945- Sahu, Kailash. Valenti, Jeff. Space Telescope Science Institute (U.S.) LC no. 2008279392 ISBN 9780511457241 0511457243 0511455941 9780511455940 9780511536304 0511536305 1107188016 9781107188013 1281944572 9781281944573 9786611944575 6611944575 0511454155 9780511454158 0511453221 9780511453229 0511455194 9780511455193

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