Transit variability in bow shock-hosting planets

We investigate the formation of bow shocks around exoplanets as a result of the interaction of the planet with the coronal material of the host star, focusing on physical causes that can lead to temporal variations in the shock characteristics. We recently suggested that WASP-12b may host a bow shoc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 2011-06, Vol.414 (2), p.1573-1582
Hauptverfasser:	Vidotto, A. A., Jardine, M., Helling, Ch
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Astronomy Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology outflows planet-star interactions Planets planets and satellites: general planets and satellites: magnetic fields stars: coronae stars: winds stars: winds, outflows
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