Planet Formation: Theory, Observations, and Experiments

by Wolfgang Brandner

Book Overview

When this book was published in 2006, it had been just over ten years since the first planet outside our solar system was detected. Since then, much work has focused on understanding how extrasolar planets may form, and discovering the frequency of potentially habitable Earth-like planets. This volume addresses fundamental questions concerning the formation of planetary systems in general, and of our solar system in particular. Drawing from advances...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521180740
• ISBN13: 9780521180740
• Release Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.7" x 9.6"