Table of Contents

Detection of Extra-Solar Planets: Methods and Observations. Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems. Dynamics of Planetary Systems. Index.

About the Author

B.A. Steves is a professor of mathematical astronomy and director of the Graduate School at Glasgow Caledonian University. Her research interests include celestial mechanics, solar system dynamics, stability and chaotic behavior of stellar clusters, extra-solar planets, and other few body systems.

M. Hendry is a senior lecturer in astronomy at the University of Glasgow. His main research interests involve the precise determination of the size and age of the Universe, testing theories for the formation and evolution of galaxies, and new applications of gravitational lensing.

A.C. Cameron is a professor of astronomy at the University of St. Andrews. His research encompasses the areas of extra-solar planets and cool stars.