Chemistry in space [[electronic resource] ] : from interstellar matter to the origin of life / / Dieter Rehder

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910140732303321
• Autore: Rehder Dieter
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH, 2010
• ISBN: 3-527-63238-7; 1-282-71242-X; 9786612712425; 3-527-63160-7; 3-527-63161-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (303 p.)
• Disciplina: 523.02
• Soggetti: Cosmochemistry; Interstellar molecules; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical referenes and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Chemistry in Space: From Interstellar Matter to the Origin of Life; Contents; Preface; 1: Introduction and Technical Notes; 2: Origin and Development of the Universe; 3: The Evolution of Stars; 4: The Interstellar Medium; 5: The Solar System; 6: Exoplanets; 7: The Origin of Life; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: The dynamic field of extraterrestrial chemistry brings together ideas of chemistr, astrophysics, and biology to the study of molecules between stars, around stars, and on plantes. This book serves as an introduction to chemial processes under ?unearthly? and hence usually extreme conditions (temperature, pressure, high or low density, bombardment by cosmic rays), and their impact on the early development of our solar system, as well as providing a deeper understanding of processes in earthly regions where conditions approach those of extraterrestrial areas.A unique and extraordinary perspe