Abiogenesis : The Physical Basis for Living Systems / / by Laurel O. Sillerud
| Abiogenesis : The Physical Basis for Living Systems / / by Laurel O. Sillerud |
| Autore | Sillerud Laurel O |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2024.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (858 pages) |
| Disciplina | 571.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Biophysics
Biomolecules Statistical physics Bioorganic chemistry Geochemistry Microbiology Exobiology Molecular Biophysics Statistical Physics Bioorganic Chemistry Astrobiology |
| ISBN |
9783031566875
9783031566868 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Chapter 1. Energy-directed, Probabilistic, Self-Assembly -- Chapter 2. Can Energy direct probability? Energy, Entropy and the Boltzmann Distribution -- Chapter 3. Space-Time Symmetry and Conservation Laws as Organizing Principles of Matter and Fields -- Chapter 4. Quantum Mechanics: The Self-Assembly of Atoms -- Chapter 5. The Self-Assembly of Molecules: Molecular Quantum Mechanics -- Chapter 6. The Self Assembly of the Universe, and the Elements of the Periodic Table -- Chapter 7. Quantum Mechanical Spin Magnetic Resonance can determine the Structure of self-assembled Molecules -- Chapter 8. Monitoring Metabolism with NMR -- Chapter 9. Probabilistic Diffusion Constrains Self-Assembly -- Chapter 10. Sunlight as a driver of Abiogenesis: The Quantum Mechanics of the Absorption of Light by Biomolecules -- Chapter 11. The Physics of Water -- Chapter 12. Prebiotic Evolution: The Self Assembly of Primordial Biomolecules. |
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| Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Alien Encounter : A Scientific Novel / / by Dirk Schulze-Makuch
| Alien Encounter : 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 |
Exobiology
Astronomy Planetary science Space sciences Astrobiology Popular Science in Astronomy Planetology 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300380103321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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All these worlds are yours : the scientific search for alien life / / Jon Willis
| All these worlds are yours : the scientific search for alien life / / Jon Willis |
| Autore | Willis Jon (College teacher) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, Connecticut : , : Yale University Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.839 |
| Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Life on other planets |
| ISBN | 0-300-22475-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One. Alien Extravaganza -- Two. A Universe Fit for Life? -- Three. What on Earth Is Life? -- Four. A Biological Tour of Our Solar System -- Five. Mars: The Riddle in the Sands -- Six. Europa and Enceladus: Life Aquatic? -- Seven. Titan: Nature's Petrochemical Plant -- Eight. Exoplanets: Worlds without End -- Nine. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence -- Ten. The Meaning of (Alien) Life? -- Notes -- References: Billions and Billions of Books -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798538603321 |
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| New Haven, Connecticut : , : Yale University Press, , [2016] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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All these worlds are yours : the scientific search for alien life / / Jon Willis
| All these worlds are yours : the scientific search for alien life / / Jon Willis |
| Autore | Willis Jon (College teacher) |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, Connecticut : , : Yale University Press, , [2016] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
| Disciplina | 576.839 |
| Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Life on other planets |
| ISBN | 0-300-22475-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- CONTENTS -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- One. Alien Extravaganza -- Two. A Universe Fit for Life? -- Three. What on Earth Is Life? -- Four. A Biological Tour of Our Solar System -- Five. Mars: The Riddle in the Sands -- Six. Europa and Enceladus: Life Aquatic? -- Seven. Titan: Nature's Petrochemical Plant -- Eight. Exoplanets: Worlds without End -- Nine. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence -- Ten. The Meaning of (Alien) Life? -- Notes -- References: Billions and Billions of Books -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808175403321 |
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| New Haven, Connecticut : , : Yale University Press, , [2016] | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Amino acids and the asymmetry of life [[electronic resource] ] : caught in the act of formation / / Uwe Meierhenrich ; with a foreword by Henri B. Kagan
| Amino acids and the asymmetry of life [[electronic resource] ] : caught in the act of formation / / Uwe Meierhenrich ; with a foreword by Henri B. Kagan |
| Autore | Meierhenrich Uwe |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2008.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, : Springer, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina |
572.65
576.83 |
| Collana | Advances in astrobiology and biogeophysics |
| Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Life - Origin Asymmetry (Chemistry) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-86226-6
9786611862268 3-540-76886-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Tracing Life’s Origin: From Amino Acids to Space Mission ROSETTA -- Stereochemistry for the Study of the Origin of Life -- Minority Report: Life’s Chiral Molecules of Opposite Handedness -- When Crystals Deliver Chirality to Life -- When Parity Falls: The Weak Nuclear Interaction -- Chiral Fields: Light, Magnetism, and Chirality -- Key to the Prebiotic Origin of Amino Acids -- A New Record for Chiral Molecules in Meteorites -- The New Space Race: Chiral Molecules on Comets and on Mars -- Accelerating the Carousel: Amplification Mechanisms. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451495403321 |
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| Berlin, : Springer, c2008 | ||
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Amino acids and the asymmetry of life [[electronic resource] ] : caught in the act of formation / / Uwe Meierhenrich ; with a foreword by Henri B. Kagan
| Amino acids and the asymmetry of life [[electronic resource] ] : caught in the act of formation / / Uwe Meierhenrich ; with a foreword by Henri B. Kagan |
| Autore | Meierhenrich Uwe |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2008.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, : Springer, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (258 p.) |
| Disciplina |
572.65
576.83 |
| Collana | Advances in astrobiology and biogeophysics |
| Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Life - Origin Asymmetry (Chemistry) |
| ISBN |
1-281-86226-6
9786611862268 3-540-76886-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Tracing Life’s Origin: From Amino Acids to Space Mission ROSETTA -- Stereochemistry for the Study of the Origin of Life -- Minority Report: Life’s Chiral Molecules of Opposite Handedness -- When Crystals Deliver Chirality to Life -- When Parity Falls: The Weak Nuclear Interaction -- Chiral Fields: Light, Magnetism, and Chirality -- Key to the Prebiotic Origin of Amino Acids -- A New Record for Chiral Molecules in Meteorites -- The New Space Race: Chiral Molecules on Comets and on Mars -- Accelerating the Carousel: Amplification Mechanisms. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782092303321 |
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| Berlin, : Springer, c2008 | ||
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Archaeology, anthropology, and interstellar communication / / edited by Douglas A. Vakoch
| Archaeology, anthropology, and interstellar communication / / edited by Douglas A. Vakoch |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Communications, History Program Office, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxx, 300 pages) : illustrations |
| Collana |
The NASA history series
NASA SP |
| Soggetto topico |
Life on other planets
Extraterrestrial anthropology Interstellar communication Exobiology Archaeoastronomy |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703444403321 |
| Washington, DC : , : National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Communications, History Program Office, , 2014 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Astrobiologia, le frontiere della vita : la ricerca scientifica di organismi extraterrestri / Giuseppe Galletta, Valentina Sergi
| Astrobiologia, le frontiere della vita : la ricerca scientifica di organismi extraterrestri / Giuseppe Galletta, Valentina Sergi |
| Autore | Galletta, Giuseppe |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Milano : Ulrico Hoepli, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 313 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 576.8/39 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Sergi, Valentinaauthor |
| Soggetto topico |
Exobiology
Life - Origin Life on other planets |
| ISBN | 9788820334246 |
| Classificazione |
LC QH327
52.9.52 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991000617719707536 |
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| Milano : Ulrico Hoepli, c2005 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Astrobiological Neurosystems : Rise and Fall of Intelligent Life Forms in the Universe / / by Jerry L. Cranford
| Astrobiological Neurosystems : 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
Exobiology Life sciences Neurobiology Behavioral sciences Popular Science in Astronomy Astrobiology 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300420503321 |
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| Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015 | ||
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Astrobiologie / / von Mathias Scholz
| Astrobiologie / / 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 |
Exobiology
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 |
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| Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer Spektrum, , 2016 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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