On the abundance of circumbinary exoplanets

Circumbinary planets are bodies that orbit both components in a binary star system. This thesis focuses on transits of these planets, which with the aid of the Kepler space telescope have recently led to the discovery of several such objects. First, transit timing variations - departures from strict...

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Main Author: Armstrong, David John
Published: University of Warwick 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.667651