This chapter reviews the definition of exoplanets and of brown dwarfs. Emphasis is given to the separation of these two populations, whose masses may present some overlap. A future perspective is proposed to distinguish between exoplanets and brown dwarfs.

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Definition of Exoplanets and Brown Dwarfs

  • Jean Schneider

摘要

This chapter reviews the definition of exoplanets and of brown dwarfs. Emphasis is given to the separation of these two populations, whose masses may present some overlap. A future perspective is proposed to distinguish between exoplanets and brown dwarfs.