12.425 | Fall 2007 | Undergraduate

Extrasolar Planets: Physics and Detection Techniques

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Lecture summary, written by a student. The focus of this lecture is to discuss microlensing and astrometry as planet discovery techniques. Students will be introduced to the techniques of each detection method and the characterizations about planets astronomers can make using these techniques.

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