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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Format: | Thesis |
Language: | English |
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2013
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