The ultimate cataclysm: the orbital (in)stability of terrestrial planets in exoplanet systems including planets in binaries

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Abstract

There is no doubt that stability studies are of great importance in the fascinating research of extrasolar planetary systems. Even if most of the more than 300 extrasolar planets orbit their host stars as single giant planet and build simple two-body systems, we should not exclude the possibility that these systems could host other (small) planets that have not yet been detected due to obsevational limits. Another aspect to carry out stability studies is the growing interest in the search for extraterrestrial life in the universe. The long-term stability of a planetary system is one of the basic requirements for the evolution of life on a terrestrial planet. In this paper the dynamical behaviour of Earth-like planets will be discussed in single-star single-giant-planet systems, multi-planet systems and binary systems.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelSpecial issue with papers from ESLAB 2008 Symposium on "Cosmic Cataclysms and Life"
Redakteure*innen N. André, B. H. Foing, C. S. Cockell
Herausgeber (Verlag)Cambridge University Press
Seiten175-182
Seitenumfang8
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2009

Publikationsreihe

ReiheInternational Journal of Astrobiology
ISSN1473-5504

ÖFOS 2012

  • 1030 Physik, Astronomie

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