LEADER 03131nam 2200553Ia 450 001 9910438110103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4614-8133-3 024 7 $a10.1007/978-1-4614-8133-1 035 $a(CKB)3710000000015786 035 $a(EBL)1398516 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000988316 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11609061 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000988316 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10971182 035 $a(PQKB)10591284 035 $a(DE-He213)978-1-4614-8133-1 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1398516 035 $a(PPN)172420687 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000015786 100 $a20130823d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUnder a crimson sun $eprospects for life in a red dwarf system /$fDavid S.Stevenson 205 $a1st ed. 2013. 210 $aNew York $cSpringer$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (331 p.) 225 1 $aAstronomers' Universe,$x1614-659X 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-4614-8132-5 327 $aThe Evolution of Red Dwarfs -- Gliese 581, a Planetary System 20 Light-years from Earth -- 'Super-Earths' -- The Development of Life -- Prospects for Sustained Evolution -- Surface Conditions on Super Earths -- Gliese 581 - the Next 400 Billion Years -- Comparison with the Evolution of Earth -- Red Dwarfs - the Final Bastions of Life?. 330 $aGliese 581 is a red dwarf star some 20.3 light years from Earth. Red dwarfs are among the most numerous stars in the galaxy, and they sport diverse planetary systems. At magnitude 10, Gliese 581 is visible to amateur observers but does not stand out. So what makes this star so important? It is that professional observers have confirmed that it has at least four planets orbiting it, and in 2009, Planet d was described in the letters of The Astrophysical Journal as ?the first confirmed exoplanet that could support Earth-like life.?   Under a Crimson Sun looks at the nature of red dwarf systems such as Gliese as potential homes for life.   Realistically, what are prospects for life on these distant worlds? Could life evolve and survive there? How do these planetary surfaces and geology evolve? How would life on a red dwarf planet differ from life on Earth? And what are the implications for finding further habitable worlds in our galaxy?   Stevenson provides readers with insight into the habitability of planets and how this changes as time progresses and the central star evolves. Explore with him in this engaging, fascinating book the possibilities for finding life, from bacteria to more complex and even intelligent organisms, on red dwarf system planets. 410 0$aAstronomers' Universe,$x1614-659X 606 $aRed dwarf stars 606 $aDwarf stars 615 0$aRed dwarf stars. 615 0$aDwarf stars. 676 $a576.839 700 $aStevenson$b David S$0791302 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910438110103321 996 $aUnder a Crimson Sun$92108078 997 $aUNINA