• Planetary Systems.- Detection Methods.- Extrasolar Planets, 12 Years After the First Discovery.- What we Learn from the Solar System.- Stellar Formation and Protoplanetary Disks.- The Dynamics of Planetary Systems.- Structure and Evolution of an Exoplanet.- Present and Future Instrumental Projects.- The Search for Life in Planetary Systems.

From the reviews: "This volume has a very informative subtitle. The main sections really do deal with detection, properties, formation processes, dynamics, and the search for life (habitability) of what, within the text, are generally called exoplanets ... . There are lots of images, graphs, and tables, and a moderate number of equations ... . So far I have 'fair used' one table and one drawing for instructional purposes and think it likely that you, too, will find useful items in this book." (Virginia Trimble, The Observatory, Vol. 129 (1210), June, 2009) "The authors have set out to provide a detailed snapshot of this rapidly developing research field at a particularly exciting moment in its evolution. ...The book is well written and translated ... . The text is illuminated by numerous figures and graphs. ... provides an excellent account of the enormous progress that has been made in recent years, together with a discussion of the prospects for the years to come. It is a fascinating book that can be read with interest by any physicist." (Peter V. E. McClintock, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 51 (6), 2010)

• Planetary Systems.- Detection Methods.- Extrasolar Planets, 12 Years After the First Discovery.- What we Learn from the Solar System.- Stellar Formation and Protoplanetary Disks.- The Dynamics of Planetary Systems.- Structure and Evolution of an Exoplanet.- Present and Future Instrumental Projects.- The Search for Life in Planetary Systems.

From the reviews: "This volume has a very informative subtitle. The main sections really do deal with detection, properties, formation processes, dynamics, and the search for life (habitability) of what, within the text, are generally called exoplanets ... . There are lots of images, graphs, and tables, and a moderate number of equations ... . So far I have 'fair used' one table and one drawing for instructional purposes and think it likely that you, too, will find useful items in this book." (Virginia Trimble, The Observatory, Vol. 129 (1210), June, 2009) "The authors have set out to provide a detailed snapshot of this rapidly developing research field at a particularly exciting moment in its evolution. ...The book is well written and translated ... . The text is illuminated by numerous figures and graphs. ... provides an excellent account of the enormous progress that has been made in recent years, together with a discussion of the prospects for the years to come. It is a fascinating book that can be read with interest by any physicist." (Peter V. E. McClintock, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 51 (6), 2010)

• Planetary Systems.- Detection Methods.- Extrasolar Planets, 12 Years After the First Discovery.- What we Learn from the Solar System.- Stellar Formation and Protoplanetary Disks.- The Dynamics of Planetary Systems.- Structure and Evolution of an Exoplanet.- Present and Future Instrumental Projects.- The Search for Life in Planetary Systems.

From the reviews: "This volume has a very informative subtitle. The main sections really do deal with detection, properties, formation processes, dynamics, and the search for life (habitability) of what, within the text, are generally called exoplanets ... . There are lots of images, graphs, and tables, and a moderate number of equations ... . So far I have 'fair used' one table and one drawing for instructional purposes and think it likely that you, too, will find useful items in this book." (Virginia Trimble, The Observatory, Vol. 129 (1210), June, 2009) "The authors have set out to provide a detailed snapshot of this rapidly developing research field at a particularly exciting moment in its evolution. ...The book is well written and translated ... . The text is illuminated by numerous figures and graphs. ... provides an excellent account of the enormous progress that has been made in recent years, together with a discussion of the prospects for the years to come. It is a fascinating book that can be read with interest by any physicist." (Peter V. E. McClintock, Contemporary Physics, Vol. 51 (6), 2010)