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Extrasolar planets and astrobiology / Caleb A. Scharf.
Author
Scharf, Caleb, 1968-
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Format
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Language
English
Published/Created
Sausalito, Calif. : University Science Books, ©2009.
Description
xvii, 470 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Lewis Library - Stacks
QB820 .S28 2009
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Extrasolar planets
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Exobiology
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Life on other planets
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Space biology
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Summary note
This work offers an advanced introduction to the increasingly robust fields of extrasolar planets and astrobiology. The text is firmly grounded in mathematics and physics and also covers the key issues regarding chemistry, biology and geophysics.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction, background, and preview
Proto-stellar collapse and star formation
Planet formation
Extrasolar planets
Life : a brief history, and its boundaries
Planetary radiation, comparative planetology, biosignatures, and Daisyworld
Cosmochemistry, dust, and prebiotic molecules
Comets, meteorites, and proto-planetary disk structure
Habitable zones
Alternate habitable zones and beyond.
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ISBN
9781891389559 ((alk. paper))
1891389556 ((alk. paper))
LCCN
2008020138
OCLC
227192055
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