This book offers an advanced introduction to the increasingly robust fields of extrasolar planets and astrobiology. No other text currently available applies this level of mathematics and physics, while also providing an extensive grounding in key issues of chemistry, biology, and geophysics. ÍNDICE: Introduction, Background, and Preview - Star Formation and Proto-Stellar Collapse - Planet Formation - Exoplanets - Life: A Brief History and its Boundaries - Planetary Radiation, Comparative Planetology, Biosignatures andDaisyworld - Cosmochemistry, Dust and Prebiotic Molecules - Comets, Meteorites and Proto-Planetary Disk Structure - Habitable Zones
- ISBN: 978-1-891389-55-9
- Editorial: W.H. Freeman
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 400
- Fecha Publicación: 31/10/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés