Bringing extra-solar planets into the introductory physics classroom

Edward E. Prather; Timothy F. Slater

doi:10.1119/1.1355173

Bringing extra-solar planets into the introductory physics classroom

Edward E. Prather, Timothy F. Slater

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This paper describes a teaching activity for students using Doppler shifts of starlight to detect extra-solar planets.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	120-122
Number of pages	3
Journal	Physics Teacher
Volume	39
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1355173
State	Published - Feb 2001
Externally published	Yes

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General Physics and Astronomy

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