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SUMMARY:Eclipsing binary star science in the era of massive photometric su
 rveys for transiting exoplanets - Pierre Maxted (Keele)
DTSTART:20180517T103000Z
DTEND:20180517T113000Z
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CONTACT:Ed Gillen
DESCRIPTION:Studying exoplanets requires an excellent understanding of the
 ir host\nstars so that we can accurately measure the current properties of
  the\nplanet and understand the environment in which the planet formed and
 \nevolved. Eclipsing binary stars are the best source of precise\,\naccura
 te and model-independent fundamental properties for normal stars\nthat can
  be used to calibrate the next generation of stellar models.\nIn this talk
  I will outline some of the problems with the current\ngeneration of stell
 ar models that have become apparent as a result of\nstudying transiting ex
 oplanets\, and discuss how the huge numbers of\nnew eclipsing binaries tha
 t are discovered by massive photometric\nsurveys such as WASP and Kepler-K
 2 can be used to study stars at a\nlevel of detail that has\, until recent
 ly\, only possible for the Sun\nand a few nearby stellar systems.
LOCATION:Martin Ryle Seminar Room\, Kavli Institute
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