Planets in Binary Star Systems

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Disks Around Young Binary Stars

   • Lisa Prato, Alycia J. Weinberger

   Pages 1-18

3. Probing the Impact of Stellar Duplicity on Planet Occurrence with Spectroscopic and Imaging Observations

   • Anne Eggenberger, Stéphane Udry

   Pages 19-49

4. The Detection of Extrasolar Planets Using Precise Stellar Radial Velocities

   • Artie P. Hatzes, William D. Cochran, Michael Endl

   Pages 51-76

5. Observational Techniques for Detecting Planets in Binary Systems

   • Matthew W. Muterspaugh, Maciej Konacki, Benjamin F. Lane, Eric Pfahl

   Pages 77-103

6. The SARG Planet Search

   • S. Desidera, R. Gratton, M. Endl, A. F. Martinez Fiorenzano, M. Barbieri, R. Claudi et al.

   Pages 105-133

7. Early Evolution of Planets in Binaries: Planet–Disk Interaction

   • Willy Kley, Richard P. Nelson

   Pages 135-164

8. Dynamics and Planet Formation in/Around Binaries

   • Francesco Marzari, Philippe Thébault, Steve Kortenkamp, Hans Scholl

   Pages 165-193

9. Gravitational Instability in Binary Protoplanetary Disks

   • Lucio Mayer, Alan Boss, Andrew F. Nelson

   Pages 195-238

10. N-Body Integrators for Planets in Binary Star Systems

    • John E. Chambers

    Pages 239-263

11. Terrestrial Planet Formation in Binary Star Systems

    • Elisa V. Quintana, Jack J. Lissauer

    Pages 265-283

12. Planetary Dynamics and Habitable Planet Formation in Binary Star Systems

    • Nader Haghighipour, Rudolf Dvorak, Elke Pilat-Lohinger

    Pages 285-327

13. Back Matter

    Pages 329-332

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In 1988, in an article on the analysis of the measurements of the variations in the radial velocities of a number of stars, Campbell, Walker, and Yang reported an - teresting phenomenon;the radial velocity variations of Cephei seemed to suggest the existence of a Jupiter-like planet around this star. This was a very exciting and, at the same time, very surprising discovery. It was exciting because if true, it would have marked the detection of the ?rst planet outside of our solar system. It was surprising because the planet-hosting star is the primary of a binary system with a separation less than 19 AU, a distance comparable to the planetary distances in our solar system. The moderatelyclose orbit of the stellar companionof Cephei raised questions about the reality of its planet. The skepticism over the interpretation of the results (which was primarily based on the idea that binary star systems with small sepa- tions would not be favorable places for planet formation) became so strong that in a subsequent paper in 1992, Walker and his colleagues suggested that the planet in the Cephei binary might not be real, and the variations in the radial velocity of this star might have been due to its chromospheric activities.

• Binary Stars
• Detection of planets
• Explanets
• Extrasolar planets
• Giant planets
• Habitability
• Planet
• Planet dynamics
• Planet formation
• Planetary system
• Planetesimals
• Proto-planets
• Solar System
• Terrestrial planets
• solar

From the reviews:

“Represents an excellent introduction to ongoing research into the existence, formation, evolution and potential habitability of planets in binary and multiple star systems. … gives a fantastic overview of the newly emerging field. … chapters themselves each stand alone, meaning that a significant amount of introductory material is covered in each chapter … . an ideal book for anyone just embarking on research in the field, whether they are observers or theorists, or indeed anyone looking to refresh their understanding of planet formation or detection.” (Jonti Horner, Astrobiology Society, August, 2011)

• NASA Astrobiology Institute, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA

  Nader Haghighipour

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