Characterizing stellar and exoplanetary environments. ([2014])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Helmut Lammer, Maxim Khodachenko, editors.
• Editors: Lammer, Helmut; Khodachenko, Maxim
• Contents: Exoplanet Host Star Radiation and Plasma Environment -- Stellar Winds in Time -- Magnetic Fields and Winds of Planet Hosting Stars -- Observations of Exoplanet Atmospheres and Surrounding Environments -- Types of Hot Jupiter Atmospheres -- Suprathermal Particles in XUV-Heated and Extended Exoplanetary Upper Atmospheres -- Stellar Driven Evolution of Hydrogen-Dominated Atmospheres from Earth-like to Super-Earth-type Exoplanets -- Interpretations of WASP-12b Near-UV Observations -- The Effects of Close-In Exoplanets on Their Host Stars -- Magnetosphere Environment from Solar System Planets/Moons to Exoplanets -- Detection Methods and Relevance of Exoplanetary Magnetic Fields -- Alfvén Radius -- A Key Parameter for Astrophysical Magnetospheres -- Living with Stars: Future Space-Based Exoplanet Search and Characterization Missions -- The World Space Observatory-UV Project as a Tool for Exoplanet Science -- Ground-Based Exoplanet Projects -- References -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxi, 310 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 523.2/4; Physics; Extrasolar planets; SCIENCE -- Astronomy; Extrasolar planets; Science -- Astrophysics & Space Science; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Geology; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology; Astronautics; Solar system: the Sun & planets; UFOs & extraterrestrial beings; Earth sciences; Astrophysics; Planetology; Astrobiology; Astrophysics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319097497; 3319097490; 3319097482; 9783319097480
• Related ISBNs: 9783319097480
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed December 15, 2014).
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