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PLANET FORMATION
Theory, Observations, and Experiments
It is just over ten years since the first planet outside our Solar System was detected.
Since then, much work has been done to try to understand how extrasolar planets
may form. This volume addresses fundamental questions concerning the formation
of planetary systems in general, and of our Solar System in particular. Drawing from
recent advances in observational, experimental, and theoretical research, it summa-
rizes our current 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 in 2004 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.
The Cambridge Astrobiology series aims to facilitate the communication of re-
cent advances in astrobiology, and to foster the development of scientists conversant
in the wide array of disciplines needed to carry astrobiology forward. Books in the
series are at a level suitable for graduate students and researchers, and are written
to be accessible to scientists working outside the specific area covered by the book.
Hubert Klahr
and
Wolfgang Brandner
are both at the Max-Planck-
Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg. Hubert Klahr is Head of the Theory Group
for Planet and Star Formation, and Wolfgang Brandner is a staff researcher and
Head of the Adaptive Optics Lab.
Cambridge Astrobiology
Series Editors
Bruce Jakosky
,
Alan Boss
,
Frances Westall
,
Daniel Prieur, and Charles Cockell
Books in the series:
1. Planet Formation: Theory, Observations, and Experiments
Edited by Hubert Klahr and Wolfgang Brandner
ISBN-10 0-521-86015-6
ISBN-13 978-0-521-86015-4
PLANET FORMATION
Theory, Observations, and Experiments
Edited by
HUBERT KLAHR
Max-Planck-Institut f¨ r Astronomie, Heidelberg, Germany
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WOLFGANG BRANDNER
Max-Planck-Institut f¨ r Astronomie, Heidelberg, Germany
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