Extrasolar Planets and AstrobiologyThis 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. |
Contents
Introduction Background | 1 |
Introduction Background and Preview 1 | 20 |
Problems | 28 |
References and Suggested Reading | 73 |
Planet Formation | 77 |
Extrasolar Planets | 129 |
References | 190 |
a Brief History and its Boundaries | 196 |
References | 296 |
Cosmochemistry Dust and Prebiotic Molecules | 300 |
Comets Meteorites and Protoplanetary Disk | 333 |
References | 360 |
Habitable Zones | 365 |
References | 419 |
Alternate Habitable Zones and Beyond | 424 |
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