Extrasolar Planets and Astrobiology - Couverture rigide

Scharf, Caleb A.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1891389556 ISBN 13 : 9781891389559

Editeur : University Science Books, 2008

Synopsis

This book offers an advanced introduction to the increasingly robust fields of extrasolar planets and astrobiology.
This book offers an advanced introduction to the increasingly robust fields of extrasolar planets and astrobiology. No other text currently available applies this level of mathematics and physics, while also providing an extensive grounding in key issues of chemistry, biology, and geophysics. With extensive references to the literature and chapter-ending exercises, this book can be used as the core text for teaching undergraduate or introductory graduate level courses. The text will also provide astrobiologists with an indispensable “User’s Manual” when quick reference to key mathematical and physical techniques is needed. A continually updated online component, fully cross referenced with the text, is also available. Foreword by Geoff Marcy.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Caleb Scharf was born and educated in England. He received his B.Sc. in Physics from Durham University, and his PhD in Astronomy from the University of Cambridge. Following postdoctoral work in X-ray astronomy and observational cosmology at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Space Telescope Science Institute in Maryland, he has been a research scientist at Columbia University, New York. He is currently Director of the multidisciplinary Columbia Astrobiology Center. His research interests include the study of exoplanets, exomoons, and the nature of environments suitable for life.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University Science Books
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1891389556
• ISBN 13: 9781891389559
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 490
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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