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The Search for Other Planets and Life

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 January 2010

Ch. Beichman*
Affiliation:
Michelson Science Center, California Institute of Technology, 770 S. Wilson Ave, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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Abstract

This Les Houches School offers students a wide ranging view of the field of exoplanets and the search for life beyond the solar system. Observational and theoretical opportunities abound in a new field of astronomy that will be growing for decades to come. I give a brief introduction and overview to the many detailed talks that will be presented in this volume.

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© EAS, EDP Sciences, 2010

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