Exoplanet Statistics and Theoretical Implications

Exoplanet Statistics and Theoretical Implications

In the past few years, significant advances have been made in understanding the distributions of exoplanet populations and the architecture of planetary systems. We review the recent progress of planet statistics, with a focus on the inner 1-AU region of planetary systems that has been fairly thorou...

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Veröffentlicht in:Annual review of astronomy and astrophysics 2021-01, Vol.59 (1), p.291-336
Hauptverfasser: Zhu, Wei, Dong, Subo
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
dynamical evolution
Extrasolar planets
Kepler mission (NASA)
orbital properties
Planet formation
Planetary evolution
Planetary systems
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Zusammenfassung:In the past few years, significant advances have been made in understanding the distributions of exoplanet populations and the architecture of planetary systems. We review the recent progress of planet statistics, with a focus on the inner 1-AU region of planetary systems that has been fairly thoroughly surveyed by the Kepler mission. We also discuss the theoretical implications of these statistical results for planet formation and dynamical evolution.
ISSN:0066-4146
1545-4282
DOI:10.1146/annurev-astro-112420-020055