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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Main Authors: L. Hamolli, M. Hafizi, F. De Paolis, A. A. Nucita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-07-01
Series:Arabian Journal of Mathematics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40065-019-0267-3