Encyclopedia of Astrobiology

2. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-3-662-44184-8
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 2737 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 7023 g

The interdisciplinary field of Astrobiology constitutes a joint arena where provocative discoveries are coalescing concerning, e.g. the prevalence of exoplanets, the diversity and hardiness of life, and its increasingly likely chances for its emergence. Biologists, astrophysicists, biochemists, geoscientists and space scientists share this exciting mission of revealing the origin and commonality of life in the Universe. The members of the different disciplines are used to their own terminology and technical language. In the interdisciplinary environment many terms either have redundant meanings or are completely unfamiliar to members of other disciplines.

The Encyclopedia of Astrobiology serves as the key to a common understanding. Each new or experienced researcher and graduate student in adjacent fields of astrobiology will appreciate this reference work in the quest to understand the big picture. The carefully selected group of active researchers contributing to this work and the expert field editors intend for their contributions, from an internationally comprehensive perspective, to accelerate the interdisciplinary advance of astrobiology.

This new edition offers ~300 new entries. Many entries were expanded or supplemented by figures supporting the understanding of the text. Especially in the field of astrochemistry there is a huge body of new results that have been taken into account in this new edition. The synonyms and keywords have been carefully revisited. Many were added, redundant ones deleted.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gargaud, Muriel

Irvine, William M.

Amils, Ricardo

Cleaves II, Henderson James

Pinti, Daniele

Cernicharo Quintanilla, José

Rouan, Daniel

Spohn, Tilman

Tirard, Stéphane

Viso, Michel

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Exobiologie, Astrobiologie, Xenobiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astrophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Exobiologie, Astrobiologie
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Naturwissenschaften, Technik, Medizin
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Astrophysics.- Astrochemistry.- Planetology.- Space Science.- Space Missions and Planetary Protection.- Geology.- Geochemisty.- Geomicrobiology.- Traces of Life.- Chemistry.- Biochemistry.- Biology.- Microbiology.- Origins of Life.- Artificial Life.- Epistemology.

Über Autor(innen)

The Editor in Chief, Muriel Gargaud, is an enthusiastic and experienced editor who has proven in various projects that she can manage a large number of editors and authors and deliver an excellent publication.

William Irvine was President of the Commission on Bioastronomy of the International Astronomical Union. His research activity is concentrated in two areas: the chemistry of dense interstellar clouds; and the physics and chemistry of comets. He collaborated with various NASA astrobiology working groups and is author of more than 200 scientific articles.