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Welcome
The past few years have witnessed significant developments in extrasolar planetary science. Several Earth-like planets and super-Earths have been detected in the habitable zones of their host stars and more than 2300 planetary candidates have been announced. On the theoretical front, these discoveries have triggered extensive research on the formation, dynamical evolution, interior dynamics, and atmospheric characteristics of extrasolar habitable planets. The IAU symposium 293 will bring together scientists from around the world to present new discoveries, and discuss ideas on the formation, detection, and characterization of extrasolar habitable planets. The conference will cover the topics on:
- Methods of detecting habitable planets and mass determination
- Models of the formation of terrestrial/habitable planets
- Water on Earth and in other Solar System bodies
- Processes affecting close-in planets (tides, tidal-locking,
radiation)
- Habitability and habitable zone
- Interior dynamics of habitable planets
- Atmospheric models and habitability
- Planetary magnetic fields and their connection to habitability
- Prospects for the detection of biosignatures
- State of current searches for habitable planets
- Future prospects for the detection of extrasolar habitable planets
- Habitability in extreme planetary systems
(multiple planets, binary stars, moons,Trojan planets)
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