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Towards a Theory for the Atmospheres, Structure, and Evolution of Giant Exoplanets

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 April 2012

Adam Burrows
Adam Burrows*
Affiliation:
Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, Princeton, NJUSA08544 email: burrows@astro.princeton.edu
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Abstract

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In this short review, I summarize some of the salient features of the emerging theory of exoplanets in general, and of giant exoplanets in particular. A focus is on the characterization of transiting planets at primary and secondary eclipse, but various other related topics are covered, if only briefly. A theme that clearly emerges is that a vibrant new science of comparative exoplanetology is being born.

Keywords

planets and satellites: general(stars:) planetary systemsstars: low-massbrown dwarfsstars: atmospheres
Type
Contributed Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 7 , Symposium S282: From Interacting Binaries to Exoplanets: Essential Modeling Tools , July 2011 , pp. 437 - 443
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2012

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