(Course description last updated for academic year 2016-17).
Prerequisites

general knowledge of mechanics and hydrodynamics. 

Learning Outcomes and Assessment

 

The course aims at providing to the student a solid introductory knowledge to understand the most recent results of the field. 

Synopsis

Centuries ago, scientists studying the Solar System assumed that it was representative of other existing systems. Formation and evolution theories were developed to describe planetary systems in general, not surprisingly, predicting that other planetary systems would be similar to our own. The completely unexpected characteristics of this first planet captured the imagination of the scientific community, and stimulated the development of a new “paradigm”

 

The course will address and discuss the following chapters:

  • How do we detect and characterize planets orbiting others stars?
  • What are the properties of these exoplanets and their systems?
  • What is the most common configuration of planetary systems in the Universe?
  • What do we know  about planetary formation and evolution?
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Staff
Prof Didier QuelozLecturer