Planetary Diversity: Rocky planet processes and their observational signatures (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780750321419)

This book presents an exploration of the potential diversity of rocky planets through a quantitative study of how planetary processes change as properties deviate from the Earth. Changes in four specific properties are considered: the presence of a magnetic field, the production and loss of internal heat, planetary composition and volatile abundance. This book will be of great interest to astrophysicists and planetary scientists focusing on exoplanets.