Stellar variability and rotation in Kepler planetary transit search data

<p>The recent space-based exoplanet transit searches, CoRoT and <em>Kepler</em>, have revolutionised the field of stellar variability. In this thesis I exploit the public <em>Kepler</em> data to characterise stellar variability, and study rotation periods.</p> <...

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Main Author: McQuillan, A
Other Authors: Aigrain, S
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2013
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