Short description This coherent review of the theory of planet formation systematically covers all significant aspects. With a chapter on observation, careful referencing and elaborate end-of-chapter bibliographies, this is indispensable reading for researchers, theorists and observers alike.
From the contents Introduction Exoplanet Observations Pinpointing Planets in Circumstellar Disks Planet-Planet Interactions Formation via Disk Instability Core Accretion Model Formation of Terrestrial Planets Brown Dwarfs Exoplanet Chemistry Migration and Multiplicity Effects During Giant Planet formation Planets in mean motion resonance Planet-Planet Gravitational Scattering Tides and Exoplanets
