The growing field of post-main-sequence exoplanetary science

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• Dimitri Veras (Warwick)
• Wednesday 06 January 2016, 16:00-17:00
• Martin Ryle Seminar Room, Kavli Institute.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Dr B.-O. Demory.

The quest for identifying the bulk chemical composition of extrasolar planets and robust observational evidence that between 25%-50% of all Milky Way white dwarfs host currently dynamically-active planetary systems motivate investigations that link their formation and fate. Here I provide a review of our current knowledge of these systems. I show how this field incorporates several facets of astrophysics and planetary science, including orbital dynamics, stellar evolution, astrochemistry, atmospheric science and surface processes. I outline the fundamental outstanding questions which remain about the origin and evolution of these fascinating systems.

This talk is part of the Exoplanet Seminars series.

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• Cambridge Astronomy Talks
• Combined External Astrophysics Talks DAMTP
• Cosmology, Astrophysics and General Relativity
• Exoplanet Seminars
• Institute of Astronomy Talk Lists
• LCLU Departmental Talks
• Martin Ryle Seminar Room, Kavli Institute

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