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 in observational, experimental and theoretical research, it summarises our understanding of the planet formation processes, and addresses major open questions and research issues. Chapters are written by leading experts in the field of planet formation and extrasolar planet studies. The book is based on a meeting held at Ringberg Castle in Bavaria, where experts gathered together to present and exchange their ideas and findings. It is a comprehensive resource for graduate students and researchers, and is written to be accessible to newcomers to the field.
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This 2006 volume addresses fundamental questions concerning the formation of planetary systems in general, and of our solar system in particular. Drawing from advances in observational, experimental and theoretical research, it summarises our understanding of the planet formation processes, and addresses major open questions and research issues.
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I was really glad in reading this book on the formation of planets to see a few pages devoted to Galileo. As the discoverer of the planet Neptune (it was nearby Jupiter which was his real interest) he deserves to be mentioned. As the victum of the power of the Roman Catholic church he pioneered the scientific approach to cosmology.
But I digress. This is a book that summarizes the ten years since the first extra solar system planets were discovered. It is the result of a conference held in Bavaria in late 2004. Unlike many books giving reports of such conferences this one is not just a reprinting of the delivered papers. In this book a conscious effort was made to present a conscise and accurate picture of current planet formation theory, experiment and observations. The chapters are written by some heavy-hitters in the field and are more general in nature than just a summary of their current research. In an amusing note, the book is dedicated to Slartibartfast of Magrathea, the one and only true planet formation specialist. He was, I'm sure you remember, the designer of planets, famous for creating the fjords found on the coast of Norway, as explained to the rest of us by Douglas Adams in 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.'
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The history of planet formation and detection is long and complicated, and numerous books and review articles have been written about it, e.g. Boss (1998a) and Brush (1990). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
corotation torque, transit light curve, core accretion model, first direct vision, libration islands, protoplanetary accretion disks, binary brown dwarfs, solid surface density, dust coagulation, crossover mass, outer torques, oligarchic growth, critical core mass, dust agglomerates, planetesimal size, horseshoe region, planetesimal formation, protoplanetary disks, giant planet formation, dust aggregates, known extrasolar planets, planetesimal disk, protostellar disks, disk instability, corotation resonances Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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corotation torque, transit light curve, core accretion model, first direct vision, libration islands, protoplanetary accretion disks, binary brown dwarfs, solid surface density, dust coagulation, crossover mass, outer torques, oligarchic growth, critical core mass, dust agglomerates, planetesimal size, horseshoe region, planetesimal formation, protoplanetary disks, giant planet formation, dust aggregates, known extrasolar planets, planetesimal disk, protostellar disks, disk instability, corotation resonances Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- The Solar System (3 Vol Set) (Magill's Choice) by Roger Smith on 8 pages
- Just the Facts Solar System (Just the Facts (School Specialty)) by Carson-Dellosa Publishing in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Solar System (Planet Library) by Robin Kerrod on page 14, and Back Matter
- The Solar System by Barrie William Jones on page 64, and Back Matter
- Planets Around Pulsars (Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series ; V. 36) by J. A. Phillips in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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