Extrasolar planets and astrobiology / Caleb A. Scharf.

Author
Scharf, Caleb, 1968- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Sausalito, Calif. : University Science Books, ©2009.
Description
xvii, 470 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

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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.
        ISBN
        • 9781891389559 ((alk. paper))
        • 1891389556 ((alk. paper))
        LCCN
        2008020138
        OCLC
        227192055
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