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Limb-darkening anomalies in stars eclipsed by exoplanets

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The possibility of explaining discrepancies between observed and theoretical limb-darkening coefficients as being a manifestation of the extended, non-spherical atmosphere of an eclipsing exoplanet is analyzed, assuming the model stellar atmospheres used are correct.

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    M. K. Abubekerov, N. Yu. Gostev & A. M. Cherepashchuk

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Original Russian Text © M.K. Abubekerov, N.Yu. Gostev, A.M. Cherepashchuk, 2015, published in Astronomicheskii Zhurnal, 2015, Vol. 92, No. 1, pp. 3–14.

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Abubekerov, M.K., Gostev, N.Y. & Cherepashchuk, A.M. Limb-darkening anomalies in stars eclipsed by exoplanets. Astron. Rep. 59, 1–11 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063772915010011

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