Abstract
The recent discoveries of giant planets around nearby stars has galvanized the planetary science community, astronomers, and the public at large. Since direct detection is now feasible, and is suggested by the recent acquisition of G1229 B, it is crucial for the future of extrasolar planet searches that the fluxes, evolution, and physical structure of objects from Saturn's mass to 15 Juipter masses be theoretically investigated. We discuss our first attempts to explore the characteristics of extrasolar giant planets (EGPs), in aid of both NASA's and ESA's recent plans to search for such planets around nearby stars.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 76-85 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 1996 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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Burrows, A. S., Hubbard, W. B., Lunine, J. I., Guillot, T., Saumon, D., Marley, M., & Freedman, R. S. (1996). Theoretical models of extrasolar giant planets. Nuclear Physics B - Proceedings Supplements, 51(2), 76-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0920-5632(96)00486-0