Format:
1 online resource (335 pages)
Edition:
2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780511366048
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052187548X
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9780521875486
Series Statement:
Cambridge Astrobiology v.3
Content:
Intro -- Half-title -- Series-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Part I Planetary systems and the origins of life -- 1 Observations of extrasolar planetary systems -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 RV detections -- 1.3 Transit detections -- 1.4 Properties of the extrasolar planets -- 1.4.1 Mass distribution -- 1.4.2 Mass--period distribution -- 1.4.3 Orbital eccentricities -- 1.4.4 Host-star metallicity -- 1.4.5 Planetary systems and planets in binary systems -- 1.4.6 Planetary radii -- 1.5 Other methods of detection -- 1.5.1 Astrometry -- 1.5.2 Direct imaging -- 1.5.3 Pulsar timing -- 1.5.4 Gravitational lensing -- 1.6 Future prospects for space missions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 2 The atmospheres of extrasolar planets -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The primary eclipse -- 2.3 The secondary eclipse -- 2.4 Characteristics of known transiting planets -- 2.5 Spectroscopy -- 2.6 Model atmospheres -- 2.7 Observations -- 2.8 Future missions -- 2.9 Summary -- References -- 3 Terrestrial planet formation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 The formation of planetesimals -- 3.3 The growth of protoplanets -- 3.4 The growth of planets -- 3.5 The origin of the Earth--Moon system -- 3.6 Terrestrial planets and life -- 3.7 Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 4 From protoplanetary disks to prebiotic amino acids and the origin of the genetic code -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Protoplanetary disks and the formation of planet systems -- 4.3 Protoplanetary disks and the formation of biomolecules -- 4.4 Measurements and experiments on amino acid synthesis -- 4.5 A role for thermodynamics -- 4.6 The RNA world and the origin of the genetic code -- 4.7 How was the genetic code optimized? -- 4.8 Protein evolution -- 4.9 Summary -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 5 Emergent phenomena in biology: the origin of cellular life.
Content:
An interdisciplinary overview of astrobiology for students and researchers in astrophysics, planetary science, geosciences, biochemistry, and biology.
Note:
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Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Part I Planetary systems and the origins of life; 1 Observations of extrasolar planetary systems; 2 The atmospheres of extrasolar planets; 3 Terrestrial planet formation; 4 From protoplanetary disks to prebiotic amino acids and the origin of the genetic code; 5 Emergent phenomena in biology: the origin of cellular life; Part II Life on Earth; 6 Extremophiles: defining the envelope for the search for life in the universe; 7 Hyperthermophilic life on Earth-and on Mars?
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8 Phylogenomics: how far back in the past can we go?9 Horizontal gene transfer, gene histories, and the root of the tree of life; 10 Evolutionary innovation versus ecological incumbency; 11 Gradual origin for the metazoans; Part III Life in the Solar System?; 12 The search for life on Mars; 13 Life in the dark dune spots of Mars: a testable hypothesis; 14 Titan: a new astrobiological vision from the Cassini--Huygens data; 15 Europa, the ocean moon: tides, permeable ice, and life; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
9780521875486
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Planetary systems and the origins of life Cambridge [u.a.] : Cambridge Univ. Press, 2007 9780521875486
Additional Edition:
Print version Planetary Systems and the Origins of Life
Language:
English
Subjects:
Physics
Keywords:
Planet
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Astrobiologie
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Außerirdisches Leben
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Entstehung
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Mikroorganismus
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Lebensbedingungen
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Erde
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Leben
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Extremophiler Mikroorganismus
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Konferenzschrift
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