{"product_id":"9784431545859","title":"Springer Theses: Toward an Understanding of the Migration History of Exoplanets","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpringer Theses: Toward an Understanding of the Migration History of Exoplanets\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eHirano, Teruyuki\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-07-11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9784431545859\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-4-431-54586-6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 134\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Japan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47393380958348,"sku":"9784431545859","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9784431545859.jpg?v=1775768237","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9784431545859","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}