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Characterizing Earth-like Planets with Terrestrial Planet Finder
S. Seager, E. B. Ford, E. L. Turner
For the first time in human history the possibility of detecting and studying Earth-like planets is on the horizon. Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF), with a launch date in the 2015…
A Model of the Temporal Variability of Optical Light from Extrasolar Terrestrial Planets
Eric B. Ford, Sara Seager, Edwin L. Turner
The light scattered by an extrasolar Earth-like planet's surface and atmosphere will vary in intensity and color as the planet rotates; the resulting light curve will contain infor…
Dynamical Instabilities in Extrasolar Planetary Systems
Eric B. Ford, Frederic A. Rasio, Kenneth Yu
Instabilities and strong dynamical interactions between multiple giant planets have been proposed as a possible explanation for the surprising orbital properties of extrasolar plan…