Alien Encounter [[electronic resource] ] : A Scientific Novel / / by Dirk Schulze-Makuch |
Autore | Schulze-Makuch Dirk |
Edizione | [2nd ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (242 p.) |
Disciplina | 500.5 |
Collana | Science and Fiction |
Soggetto topico |
Astrobiology
Astronomy Planetology Space sciences Popular Science in Astronomy Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics) |
ISBN | 3-319-01961-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I: The Novel -- Alien Encounter -- Part II: The Science Behind the Fiction. |
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Schulze-Makuch Dirk | ||
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Astrobiological Neurosystems [[electronic resource] ] : Rise and Fall of Intelligent Life Forms in the Universe / / by Jerry L. Cranford |
Autore | Cranford Jerry L |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2015.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (211 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.839 |
Collana | Astronomers' Universe |
Soggetto topico |
Astronomy
Astrobiology Life sciences Neurobiology Behavioral sciences Popular Science in Astronomy Popular Life Sciences Behavioral Sciences |
ISBN | 3-319-10419-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Scientists believe intelligent life may be more common in the universe than previously considered possible -- When will mankind achieve “First Contact” with extraterrestrial life forms -- If our nervous system is not the only one that exists in the universe, where are the others and how do we identify them?- Evolution of intelligent nervous systems on other worlds in the universe -- Are biological nervous systems just the first step in the rise of intelligence in the universe? -- Just how hostile is our universe to the development and survival of Life Forms? -- Some Final Thoughts from this “amateur” astronomer on mankind’s imminent discovery that we are not alone in the Universe -- References and further suggested readings -- Index. |
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Cranford Jerry L | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 | ||
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Astrobiologie [[electronic resource] /] / von Mathias Scholz |
Autore | Scholz Mathias |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer Spektrum, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (559 p.) |
Disciplina | 530 |
Soggetto topico | Astrobiology |
ISBN | 3-662-47037-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
Nota di contenuto | 1 Was ist „Astrobiologie“?- 2 Was ist und wie funktioniert „Leben“?- 3 Wie entsteht Leben? – Das Rätsel der Abiogenese -- 4 Kosmische Voraussetzungen für Leben – die Habitabilität ferner Welten -- 5 Leben im Sonnensystem und darüber hinaus -- 6 SETI – die Suche nach außerirdischen Zivilisationen. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910483712803321 |
Scholz Mathias | ||
Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer Spektrum, , 2016 | ||
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Astrobiology [[electronic resource] ] : From the Origins of Life to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence / / edited by Akihiko Yamagishi, Takeshi Kakegawa, Tomohiro Usui |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2019.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (IX, 465 p. 138 illus., 75 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 576.8 |
Soggetto topico |
Evolutionary biology
Astrobiology Microbiology Geobiology Evolutionary Biology Biogeosciences |
ISBN | 981-13-3639-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I Introduction to astrobiology -- 1. What is astrobiology -- Part II Physics and chemistry from space to life -- 2. Theory of universe and life -- 3. Complex organic molecules in Space -- 4. Chemical relationships among organics, water and minerals in the early Solar System -- 5. Prebiotic synthesis of bioorganic compounds by simulation experiments -- 6. RNA synthesis before the origin of life -- Part III History of life reveiled from bilology -- 7. RNA world -- 8. Common ancestor -- 9. Eukaryotes appearing -- 10. Collor of photosynthetic system -- 11. Evolution of photosynthetic system -- 12. History and evolution of intelligence on the Earth -- Part IV History of the Earth reveiled from geology -- 13. Origin of planets -- 14. Evolution of early atmosphere -- 15. Biogenic graphite in ancient rocks -- 16. Fossilized early cells and their implications for biotic diversity in the Archean -- 17. Great oxidation event -- 18. Mass extinction P-Tr -- 19. Mass extinction at K-Pg boundary -- Part V. Search for life in solar system and extra solar system -- 20. Limits of terrestrial life and biosphere -- 21. Mars we know of -- 22. Atmosphere of Mars -- 23. Life search on Mars -- 24. Active surface and interior of Europa as a potential deep habitat -- 25. Enceladus -- 26. Titan -- 27. Panspermia hypothesis -- 28. Extra-solar planetary systems -- 29. Life in a second earth -- 30. Search for extra−terrestrial intelligence -- 31. Possible impact if extraterrestrial life, if it were to be found. |
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Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019 | ||
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Astrobiology and Cuatro Ciénegas Basin as an Analog of Early Earth [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Valeria Souza, Antígona Segura, Jamie S. Foster |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (VIII, 232 p. 41 illus., 38 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 576.839 |
Collana | Cuatro Ciénegas Basin: An Endangered Hyperdiverse Oasis |
Soggetto topico |
Evolutionary biology
Astrobiology Planetary science Evolutionary Biology Planetary Sciences Exobiologia Evolució (Biologia) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
ISBN | 3-030-46087-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- Chapter 1. What is astrobiology? -- Chapter 2. Astrobiology and Planetary Sciences in Mexico -- Chapter 3. Was LUCA a Hyperthermophilic Prokaryote? The Impact-Bottleneck Hypothesis Revisited -- Chapter 4. Stromatolites, Biosignatures, and Astrobiological Implications -- Chapter 5. The global distribution of modern microbialites: not so uncommon after all -- Chapter 6. The importance of the rare biosphere for astrobiological studies and the diversification and resilience of life on Earth -- Chapter 7. Bacterial communities from deep-hydrothermal systems: the southern Gulf of California as an example of primeval environments -- Chapter 8. Andean Microbial Ecosystems: traces in hypersaline lakes about life origin -- Chapter 9. Stromatolites in crater-lake Alchichica and Bacalar lagoon -- Chapter 10. The origin and early evolution of life on Earth: A laboratory in the School of Science -- Chapter 11. Cuatro Ciénegas as an Archaean Astrobiology Park -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910416109803321 |
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
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Astrobiology and Society in Europe Today [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Klara Anna Capova, Erik Persson, Tony Milligan, David Dunér |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2018.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVI, 72 p. 14 illus., 13 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 576.839 |
Collana | SpringerBriefs in Astronomy |
Soggetto topico |
Astrobiology
Science—Social aspects Technology—Sociological aspects Public policy Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education Science and Technology Studies Public Policy |
ISBN | 3-319-96265-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction -- 2. Astrobiology and Society in Europe -- 3. The International Context of Astrobiology -- 4. Society, Worldview and Outreach -- 5. Environment and Sustainability -- 6. Education, Training and Scholarship -- 7. Technological Innovation and Commerce -- 8. Science and Research -- 9. Leading the Future of Astrobiology in Europe -- 10. Appendices. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300557403321 |
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 | ||
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Astrobiology, History, and Society [[electronic resource] ] : Life Beyond Earth and the Impact of Discovery / / edited by Douglas A. Vakoch |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (386 p.) |
Disciplina | 576.839 |
Collana | Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics |
Soggetto topico |
Astrobiology
Life sciences History Cross-cultural psychology Religion Sociology Life Sciences, general History of Science Cross Cultural Psychology Religious Studies, general Sociology, general |
ISBN |
1-78539-635-8
3-642-35983-3 |
Classificazione |
39.24
39.01 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I. The Early Extraterrestrial Life Debate -- Chapter 1. The Extraterrestrial Life Debate from Antiquity to 1900 -- Chapter 2. Early Modern ET, Reflexive Telescopics, and Their Relevance Today -- Chapter 3. Extraterrestrial Life as the Great Analogy, Two Centuries Ago and in Modern Astrobiology -- Chapter 4. Hegel, Analogy, and Extraterrestrial Life -- Chapter 5. The Relationship Between the Origins of Life on Earth and the Possibility of Life on Other Planets: A Nineteenth-century Perspective -- Chapter 6. Pioneering Concepts of Planetary Habitability -- Part II. The Modern Extraterrestrial Life Debate -- Chapter 7. The Twentieth Century History of the Extraterrestrial Life Debate: Major Themes and Lessons Learned -- Chapter 8. The Creator of Astrobotany, Gavriil Adrianovich Tikhov -- Chapter 9. Life Beyond Earth and the Evolutionary Synthesis -- Chapter 10. The First Thousand Exoplanets: Two Decades of Excitement and Discovery -- Chapter 11. Extraterrestrial Life in the Microbial Age -- Part III. Societal Impact of Discovering Extraterrestrial Life -- Chapter 12. The Societal Impact of Extraterrestrial Life: The Relevance of History and the Social Sciences -- Chapter 13. Cultural Resources and Cognitive Frames: Keys to an Anthropological Approach to Prediction -- Chapter 14. The Detection of Extraterrestrial Life: Are We Ready? -- Chapter 15. Impact of Extraterrestrial Life Discovery for Third World Societies: Anthropological and Public Health Considerations -- Chapter 16. Impossible Predictions of the Unprecedented: Analogy, History, and the Work of Prognostication -- Chapter 17. Mainstream Media and Social Media Reactions to the Discovery of Extraterrestrial Life -- Chapter 18. Christianity’s Response to the Discovery of Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life: Insights from Science and Religion and the Sociology of Religion -- Chapter 19. Would the Discovery of ETI Provoke a Religious Crisis? -- Index. . |
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Astrochemistry and Astrobiology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Ian W. M. Smith, Charles S. Cockell, Sydney Leach |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2013.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (352 p.) |
Disciplina |
523
523.02 523/.02 |
Collana | Physical Chemistry in Action |
Soggetto topico |
Physical chemistry
Astrobiology Chemistry, Physical and theoretical Astronomy Astrophysics Physical Chemistry Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology |
ISBN |
1-283-74198-9
3-642-31730-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Aspects of Physical Chemistry -- The Molecular Universe -- Chemical Processes in the Interstellar Medium -- Astrochemistry: Synthesis and Modelling -- Planetary Atmospheres and Chemical Markers for Extraterrestrial Life -- The Importance of Water -- Life, Metabolism and Energy -- Life: The Physical Underpinnings of Replication -- Physical Chemistry. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910437821203321 |
Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 | ||
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Astroparticle Physics [[electronic resource] /] / by Claus Grupen |
Autore | Grupen Claus |
Edizione | [2nd ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVII, 609 p. 343 illus., 207 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 523.0197 |
Collana | Undergraduate Texts in Physics |
Soggetto topico |
Astrophysics
Nuclear physics Cosmology Astrobiology Planetary science Astrophysics and Astroparticles Particle and Nuclear Physics Planetary Sciences |
ISBN | 3-030-27339-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Historical Introduction -- The Standard Model of Elementary Particles -- Kinematics and Cross Sections -- Physics of Particle and Radiation Detection -- Acceleration Mechanisms -- Primary Cosmic Rays -- Secondary Cosmic Rays -- Cosmology -- The Early Universe -- Big Bang Nucleosynthesis -- The Cosmic Microwave Background -- Inflation -- Dark Matter -- Astrobiology -- Outlook -- Glossary -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910373954803321 |
Grupen Claus | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
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Astroparticle Physics [[electronic resource] /] / by Claus Grupen |
Autore | Grupen Claus |
Edizione | [2nd ed. 2020.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XVII, 609 p. 343 illus., 207 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 523.0197 |
Collana | Undergraduate Texts in Physics |
Soggetto topico |
Astrophysics
Nuclear physics Cosmology Astrobiology Planetary science Astrophysics and Astroparticles Particle and Nuclear Physics Planetary Sciences |
ISBN | 3-030-27339-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Historical Introduction -- The Standard Model of Elementary Particles -- Kinematics and Cross Sections -- Physics of Particle and Radiation Detection -- Acceleration Mechanisms -- Primary Cosmic Rays -- Secondary Cosmic Rays -- Cosmology -- The Early Universe -- Big Bang Nucleosynthesis -- The Cosmic Microwave Background -- Inflation -- Dark Matter -- Astrobiology -- Outlook -- Glossary -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996418180803316 |
Grupen Claus | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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