Astrobiology From the Origins of Life to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Yamagishi, Akihiko (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kakegawa, Takeshi (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Usui, Tomohiro (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Θέματα: Evolutionary biology.; Astrobiology.; Microbiology.; Geobiology.; Evolutionary Biology.; Biogeosciences.

This book provides concise and cutting-edge reviews in astrobiology, a young and still emerging multidisciplinary field of science that addresses the fundamental questions of how life originated and diversified on Earth, whether life exists beyond Earth, and what is the future for life on Earth. Rea...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I Introduction to astrobiology
• 1. What is astrobiology
• Part II Physics and chemistry from space to life
• 2. Theory of universe and life
• 3. Complex organic molecules in Space
• 4. Chemical relationships among organics, water and minerals in the early Solar System
• 5. Prebiotic synthesis of bioorganic compounds by simulation experiments
• 6. RNA synthesis before the origin of life
• Part III History of life reveiled from bilology
• 7. RNA world
• 8. Common ancestor
• 9. Eukaryotes appearing
• 10. Collor of photosynthetic system
• 11. Evolution of photosynthetic system
• 12. History and evolution of intelligence on the Earth
• Part IV History of the Earth reveiled from geology
• 13. Origin of planets
• 14. Evolution of early atmosphere
• 15. Biogenic graphite in ancient rocks
• 16. Fossilized early cells and their implications for biotic diversity in the Archean
• 17. Great oxidation event
• 18. Mass extinction P-Tr
• 19. Mass extinction at K-Pg boundary
• Part V. Search for life in solar system and extra solar system
• 20. Limits of terrestrial life and biosphere
• 21. Mars we know of
• 22. Atmosphere of Mars
• 23. Life search on Mars
• 24. Active surface and interior of Europa as a potential deep habitat
• 25. Enceladus
• 26. Titan
• 27. Panspermia hypothesis
• 28. Extra-solar planetary systems
• 29. Life in a second earth
• 30. Search for extra−terrestrial intelligence
• 31. Possible impact if extraterrestrial life, if it were to be found.