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Life in the Universe = Expectations and Constraints /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Life in the Universe/ by Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Louis N. Irwin.
Reminder of title:	Expectations and Constraints /
Author:	Schulze-Makuch, Dirk.
other author:	Irwin, Louis N.
Description:	XIX, 343 p. 51 illus., 25 illus. in color.online resource. :
Contained By:	Springer Nature eBook
Subject:	Astrobiology. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97658-7
ISBN:	9783319976587

Life in the Universe = Expectations and Constraints /
Schulze-Makuch, Dirk.

Life in the UniverseExpectations and Constraints /[electronic resource] :by Dirk Schulze-Makuch, Louis N. Irwin. - 3rd ed. 2018. - XIX, 343 p. 51 illus., 25 illus. in color.online resource. - Astronomy and Planetary Sciences,2366-0082. - Astronomy and Planetary Sciences,.

Introduction -- Definition of Life -- Origin of Life -- Synthetic Life -- Lessons from the History of Life on Earth -- Energy Sources and Life -- Building Blocks of Life -- Life and the Need for a Solvent -- Habitats of Life -- Signatures of Life -- Life Detection-Past and Present -- Astrobiological Potential within the Solar System -- Exoplanets and Exomoons -- Ideas of Exotic Forms of Life -- The Future and Fate of Living Systems -- SETI - The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life -- Optimizing Space Exploration -- References -- Index.

This class-tested textbook examines the basic elements of living systems: energy, chemistry, solvents, and habitats in crucial depth. These elements define the opportunities and limitations for life on other worlds. The book argues that life forms we would recognize may be more common in our solar system than many assume. It also considers, however, the possibility of exotic forms of life based on backbones other than carbon, liquids other than water, and energy other than light. The authors offer an operational definition of life and summarize prevailing thoughts on plausible pathways for the origin of life on Earth and other worlds. They discuss remarkable adaptations to extreme environments, the nature and detection of geo- and biosignatures, the future and fate of living systems, and suggestions for the optimization of future exploratory space missions. The entire text has been thoroughly updated in this third edition, with new sections added on exoplanets, synthetic life, the search for extraterrestrial life, and a tour of the bodies in our Solar System for signs of conditions conducive for life. While informed speculation in this emerging field cannot be avoided, the authors have clearly distinguished between what is known as fact and what are reasonable expectations. They present an objective assessment of the plausibility of life on other worlds that is broad and deep enough for the expert and for use as an advanced text in astrobiology, while avoiding scientific jargon as much as possible to make this intrinsically interdisciplinary subject understandable to a broad range of readers.

ISBN: 9783319976587

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-97658-7doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

672804
Astrobiology.

LC Class. No.: QH327-328

Dewey Class. No.: 576.839

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