Life in the universe

Energy, chemistry, solvents, and habitats - the basic elements of living systems - define the opportunities and limitations for life on other worlds. This study examines each of these parameters in crucial depth and makes the argument that life forms we would recognize may be more common in our solar system than many assume. They seek an operational definition of life and investigate the realm of possibilities that nature offers to realize this very special state of matter and avoid scientific jargon wherever possible to make this intrinsically interdisciplinary subject understandable to a broad range of readers."--B.

שנה

2008

שפה

English

סדרה

Advances in astrobiology and biogeophysics

הוצאה

Springer

מהדורות

1

עמודים

251

ISBN

9783540768166

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