Periastron precession measurements in transiting extrasolar planetary systems at the level of general relativity

@article{Pal2008PeriastronPM,
  title={Periastron precession measurements in transiting extrasolar planetary systems at the level of general relativity},
  author={A. P'al and Bence Kocsis Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and E. University},
  journal={Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society},
  year={2008},
  volume={389},
  pages={191-198}
}
Transiting exoplanetary systems are surpassingly important among the planetary systems since they provide the widest spectrum of information for both the planet and the host star. If a transiting planet is on an eccentric orbit, the duration of transits T D is sensitive to the orientation of the orbital ellipse relative to the line of sight. The precession of the orbit results in a systematic variation in both the duration of individual transit events and the observed period between successive… Expand
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