Klahr H., Brandner W. Planet Formation: Theory, Observations, and Experiments

Cambridge University Press, 2006, 318 pages, ISBN: 0521860156, 0521180740When this book was published in 2006, it had been just over ten years since the first planet outside our solar system was detected. Since then, much work has focused on understanding how extrasolar planets may form, and discovering the frequency of potentially habitable Earth-like planets. This volume addresses fundamental questions concerning the formation of planetary systems in general, and of our solar system in particular. Drawing from advances in observational, experimental and theoretical research, it summarises our 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 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 andHistorical notes on planet formation
The Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems: placing our Solar System in context
Destruction of protoplanetary disks by photoevaporation
Turbulence in protoplanetary accretion disks: driving mechanisms and role in planet formation
The origin of solids in the early Solar System
Experiments on planetesimal formation
Dust coagulation in protoplanetary disks
The accretion of giant planet cores
Planetary transits: a first direct vision of extrasolar planets
The core accretion–gas capture model for gas-giant planet formation
Properties of exoplanets: a Doppler study of 1330 stars
Giant-planet formation: theories meet observations
From hot Jupiters to hot Neptunes...and below
Disk–planet interaction and migration
The brown dwarf–planet relation
Exoplanet detection techniques – from astronomy to astrobiology
Overview and prospective in theory and observation of planet formation