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Exoplanet plenitude
Репозиторій DSpace/Manakin
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Exoplanet plenitude
Посилання:
Exoplanet plenitude / E.L. Martín // Advances in Astronomy and Space Physics. — 2012. — Т. 2., вип. 2. — С. 109-113. — Бібліогр.: 83 назв. — англ.
Підтримка:
Funding for this research was provided by the RoPACS FP7 RTN network and the CONSOLIDERINGENIO GTC project. Part of this research was carried out during a visit to the Department of Geological Sciences of the University of Florida.
Дата:
2012
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622
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238
Анотація:
The main aim of the present paper is to give a brief overview of the revolution in exoplanet discoveries which started about two decades ago and the new concepts and perspectives that these observational findings have brought about. The level of the text is simple, as deemed suitable for reading by young scientists with different levels of expertise. The paper is organized in the following sections: 1) Historical background. 2) Basic concepts and definitions of what is a planet. 3) Observational evidence of planetary diversity and the theoretical pathways to explain what we see. 4) Future research directions.
