Constraining the relative inclinations of the planets B and C of the millisecond pulsar PSR B1257+12

Journal of Astrophysics and Astronomy

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 147-153

  Iorio, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

extrasolar planets; Planetary systems; pulsars: general, individual, (PSR B1257+12)

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349247839     PISSN: 02506335     EISSN: 09737758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12036-010-0015-8     Document Type: Article

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