Ebook: Exoplanets: Detection, Formation, Properties, Habitability

From the reviews:

"Editor Mason has done a superb job in organizing the 11 sections of this multi authored work to give a cohesive overview of a cutting-edge field that shows the interconnectiveness of star, planets, and life. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above." (T. Barker, Choice, Vol. 46 (3), November, 2008)

This edited, multi-author volume will be an invaluable introduction and reference to all key aspects in the field of exoplanet research. The reviews cover: detection methods and properties of known exoplanets; detection of extrasolar planets by gravitational microlensing; the formation and evolution of terrestrial planets in protoplanetary and debris disks; the brown dwarf-exoplanet connection.

This is just a sample. The reviews go on to cover: formation, migration mechanisms and properties of hot Jupiters; dynamics of multiple exoplanet systems; Doppler exoplanet surveys; searching for exoplanets in the stellar graveyard; formation and habitability of extra solar planets in multiple star systems; exoplanet habitats and the possibilities for life; Moons of exoplanets: habitats for life.

This book provides an easily accessible point of reference in a fast moving and exciting field.