Planets in Binary Star Systems by Nader Haghighipour

Planets in Binary Star Systems by Nader Haghighipour

In 1988, in an article on the analysis of the measurements of the variations in the radial velocities of a number of stars, Campbell, Walker, and Yang reported an - teresting phenomenon;the radial velocity variations of Cephei seemed to suggest the existence of a Jupiter-like planet around this star. This was a very exciting and, at the same time, very surprising discovery. It was exciting because if true, it would have marked the detection of the ?rst planet outside of our solar system. It was surprising because the planet-hosting star is the primary of a binary system with a separation less than 19 AU, a distance comparable to the planetary distances in our solar system. The moderatelyclose orbit of the stellar companionof Cephei raised questions about the reality of its planet. The skepticism over the interpretation of the results (which was primarily based on the idea that binary star systems with small sepa- tions would not be favorable places for planet formation) became so strong that in a subsequent paper in 1992, Walker and his colleagues suggested that the planet in the Cephei binary might not be real, and the variations in the radial velocity of this star might have been due to its chromospheric activities.

From the reviews:

“Represents an excellent introduction to ongoing research into the existence, formation, evolution and potential habitability of planets in binary and multiple star systems… gives a fantastic overview of the newly emerging field. … chapters themselves each stand alone, meaning that a significant amount of introductory material is covered in each chapter … . an ideal book for anyone just embarking on research in the field, whether they are observers or theorists, or indeed anyone looking to refresh their understanding of planet formation or detection.” (Jonti Horner, Astrobiology Society, August, 2011)

Shuanggen Jin is Professor at the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, CAS. He received the B.Sc degree in Geodesy/Geomatics from Wuhan University in 1999 and the Ph.D degree in GNSS/Geodesy from Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2003. From 2004 to 2010, he has been a Visiting Fellow at the Australia University of New South Wales, Post-Doc and Senior Scientist at the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, Professor at the Korea University of Science and Technology, Research Fellow at the Center for Space Research of University of Texas at Austin, USA. His main research areas include Satellite Navigation & GNSS Sensing, Remote Sensing & Climate Change, and Space/Planetary Sensing & Dynamics as well as soft/hardware development for wide applications. He has over 80 peer-reviewed journal papers in JGR, IEEE, EPSL, GJI, J. Geodesy etc., 5 books or monographs, over 15 chapters/issues and more than 100 proceeding papers with more than 500 citations by Nature and other publications. He has been President of the International Association of Planetary Sciences (IAPS) (2013-2015), President of the IAG Sub-Commission 2.6 (2011-2015), Chair of the IAG SG 4.1 (2007-2011), Editor-in-Chief of Int. J. Geosci.(2010-), Associate Editor-in-Chief of Sate. Navig.(2013-), Editor of J. Geod. Sci. (2010-), Editor of Positioning (2010-), Editor of J. GIS 2010-), Editor of Int. J. Info. Eng.(2013-), Guest Editor of Adv. Space Res. (2009-), Guest Editor of J. Geodynamics (2012-), Member of many international program Committees and Convener/Chair of many international conferences or sessions (AGU, EGU, IAG, IEEE, AOGS, ION...) as well as Reviewer for various international journals, proceedings and proposals. He has received several awards/honors including Special Prize of Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (2006), 100-Talent Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2010), Fellow of International Association of Geodesy (IAG) (2011), Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program (2011), Fu Chengyi Award of Chinese Geophysical Society (2012), Best reviewer of Advances in Space Research (ASR) (2012), and Second Prize of Hubei Science & Technology Progress Award (2012).

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ISBN 13	9789400732421
ISBN 10	9400732422
Title	Planets in Binary Star Systems
Author	Nader Haghighipour
Series	Astrophysics And Space Science Library
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Springer
Year published	2012-09-05
Number of pages	332
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