Intercomparison of general circulation models for hot extrasolar planets

Magnetically Controlled Circulation on Hot Extrasolar Planets

Through the process of thermal ionization, intense stellar irradiation renders Hot Jupiter atmospheres electrically conductive. Simultaneously, lateral variability in the irradiation drives the global circulation with peak wind speeds of order ∼ km/s. In turn, the interactions between the atmospheric flows and the background magnetic field give rise to Lorentz forces that can act to perturb the...

Extrasolar planets: constraints for planet formation models.

Since 1995, more than 150 extrasolar planets have been discovered, most of them in orbits quite different from those of the giant planets in our own solar system. The number of discovered extrasolar planets demonstrates that planetary systems are common but also that they may possess a large variety of properties. As the number of detections grows, statistical studies of the properties of exopl...

Theoretical Models of Extrasolar Giant Planets ∗

Magnetospheric Emissions from Extrasolar Planets Magnetospheric Emission from Extrasolar Planets

Microlensing Searches for Extrasolar Planets

I review results from, and future prospects for, microlensing searches for extrasolar planets. Analyses of well-sampled microlensing light curves by several collaborations have demonstrated that current searches are sensitive to ∼> MJ planets with few AU separations from M-dwarfs in the Galactic bulge. To date, however, no unambiguous planetary detections have been made. Detailed analysis has s...