{"product_id":"measurements-of-spin-orbit-angles-for-transiting-systems-toward-an-understanding-of-the-migration-history-of-exoplanets-9784431545859","title":"Measurements of Spin-Orbit Angles for Transiting Systems: Toward an Understanding of the Migration History of Exoplanets","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thesis presents accurate analyses of the spin-orbit angle for many remarkable transiting exoplanetary systems, including the first measurement of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect for a multiple transiting system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author presents the observational methods needed to probe the spin-orbit angle, the relation between the stellar spin axis and planetary orbital axis. Measurements of the spin-orbit angle provide us a unique and valuable opportunity to understand the origin of close-in giant exoplanets, called \"hot Jupiters\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first method introduced involves observations of the Rossiter-McLaughlin effect (RM effect). The author points out the issues with the previous theoretical modeling of the RM effect and derives a new and improved theory. Applications of the new theory to observational data are also presented for a number of remarkable systems, and the author shows that the new theory minimizes the systematic errors by applying it to the observational data.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author also describes another method for constraining the spin-orbit angle: by combining the measurements of stellar flux variations due to dark spots on the stellar surface, with the projected stellar rotational velocity measured via spectroscopy, the spin-orbit angles \"along the line-of-sight\" are constrained for the transiting exoplanetary systems reported by the Kepler space telescope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction.- Evolution History of Extrasolar Planetary Systems.- Improved Modeling of the Rossiter-McLaughlin Effect.- New Observations and Improved Analyses of the Rossiter-McLaughlin Effect.- Toward the Measurements of Spin-Orbit Relations for Small Planets.- Summary and Future Prospects.","brand":"Springer Verlag, Japan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772112240983,"sku":"9784431545859","price":85.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9784431545859.jpg?v=1758730336","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/measurements-of-spin-orbit-angles-for-transiting-systems-toward-an-understanding-of-the-migration-history-of-exoplanets-9784431545859","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}