"The study of planet formation has been revolutionized by recent observational breakthroughs, which have allowed the detection and characterization of extrasolar planets, the imaging of protoplanetary disks, and the discovery of the Solar System's Kuiper Belt. Written for beginn…
"The study of planet formation has been revolutionized by recent observational breakthroughs, which have allowed the detection and characterization of extrasolar planets, the imaging of protoplanetary disks, and the discovery of the Solar System's Kuiper Belt. Written for beginn…
1. Observations of stars. 1.1. Locations of stars. 1.2. Stellar material. 1.3. Determining the distances of stars. 1.4. The temperature of stars. 1.5. Stellar radii. 1.6. Estimating stellar masses. 1.7. The physical properties of main-sequence stars. 1.8. Stellar spin rates 1.9.…
The book begins with a historical review of four major theories for the origin of the Solar System in particular, or of planets in general, which highlight the major problems that need to be solved by any plausible theory. In many theories, including that which forms the major t…
The book begins with a historical review of four major theories for the origin of the Solar System in particular, or of planets in general, which highlight the major problems that need to be solved by any plausible theory. In many theories, including that which form the major th…