Extrasolar planets: Constraints for planet formation models

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2005

Authors

N.C. Santos (Author) Other; Benz, W (Author) Other; Mayor, M (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Science

Vol. 310

Pages: 251-255

ISSN: 0036-8075

Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 38 Citations

Scopus - 37 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-000-0Y0

DOI: 10.1126/science.1100210

Abstract (EN): Since 1995, more than 150 extrasolar planets have been discovered, most of them in orbits quite different from those of the giant planets in our own solar system. The number of discovered extrasolar planets demonstrates that planetary systems are common but also that they may possess a large variety of properties. As the number of detections grows, statistical studies of the properties of exoplanets and their host stars can be conducted to unravel some of the key physical and chemical processes leading to the formation of planetary systems.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5