Free-floating planets in the Milky Way
Abstract Gravitational microlensing is a powerful method to search for and characterize exoplanets, and it was first proposed by Paczyński in 1986. We provide a brief historical excursus of microlensing, especially focused on the discoveries of free-floating planets (FFPs) in the Milky Way. We also...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-07-01
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Series: | Arabian Journal of Mathematics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40065-019-0267-3 |