Buch, Englisch, 343 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 711 g
Reihe: Springer Praxis Books
Expectations and Constraints
Buch, Englisch, 343 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 711 g
Reihe: Springer Praxis Books
ISBN: 978-3-319-97657-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
The entire text has been thoroughly updated in this third edition, with new sections added on exoplanets, synthetic life,the search for extraterrestrial life, and a tour of the bodies in our Solar System for signs of conditions conducive for life. While informed speculation in this emerging field cannot be avoided, the authors have clearly distinguished between what is known as fact and what are reasonable expectations. They present an objective assessment of the plausibility of life on other worlds that is broad and deep enough for the expert and for use as an advanced text in astrobiology, while avoiding scientific jargon as much as possible to make this intrinsically interdisciplinary subject understandable to a broad range of readers.
Zielgruppe
Upper undergraduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Sonnensystem: Sonne und Planeten
- Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Exobiologie, Astrobiologie, Xenobiologie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Mikrobiologie
- Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Biogeographie
- Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)
Weitere Infos & Material
Introduction.- Definition of Life.- Origin of Life.- Synthetic Life.- Lessons from the History of Life on Earth.- Energy Sources and Life.- Building Blocks of Life.- Life and the Need for a Solvent.- Habitats of Life.- Signatures of Life.- Life Detection-Past and Present.- Astrobiological Potential within the Solar System.- Exoplanets and Exomoons.- Ideas of Exotic Forms of Life.- The Future and Fate of Living Systems.- SETI - The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life.- Optimizing Space Exploration.- References.- Index.