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Veras, Dimitri (2021) Planetary systems around white dwarfs. In: Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Planetary Science. Oxford Research Encyclopedia . Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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Abstract
White dwarf planetary science is a rapidly growing field of research featuring a diverse set of observations and theoretical explorations. Giant planets, minor planets, and debris discs have all been detected orbiting white dwarfs. The innards of broken-up minor planets are measured on an element-by-element basis, providing a unique probe of exoplanetary chemistry. Numerical simulations and analytical investigations trace the violent physical and dynamical history of these systems from astronomical unit (au)-scale distances to the immediate vicinity of the white dwarf, where minor planets are broken down into dust and gas and accrete onto the white dwarf photosphere. Current and upcoming ground-based and space-based instruments are likely to further accelerate the pace of discoveries.
Item Type: | Book Item | ||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Physics | ||||||
Series Name: | Oxford Research Encyclopedia | ||||||
Publisher: | Oxford University Press | ||||||
Place of Publication: | Oxford | ||||||
Book Title: | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Planetary Science | ||||||
Official Date: | 29 October 2021 | ||||||
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Number of Pages: | 39 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1093/acrefore/9780190647926.013.238 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | Veras, D. Planetary Systems Around White Dwarfs. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Planetary Science. Retrieved 10 Dec. 2021, from https://oxfordre.com/planetaryscience/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190647926.001.0001/acrefore-9780190647926-e-238. | ||||||
Description: | Free access |
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Date of first compliant deposit: | 17 June 2021 | ||||||
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