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- Author: Dirk Schulze-Makuch
- Publisher: Springer
- Year: 2008
- Pages: 251
- ISBN-10: 3540768165
- ISBN-13: 9783540768166
- Format: 16.1 x 23.5 x 2 cm, kieti viršeliai
- Language: English
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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. It also considers, however, exotic forms of life that would not have to rely on carbon as the basic chemical element, solar energy as the main energy source, or water as the primary solvent. Finally the question of detecting bio- and geosignature of such life forms is discussed, ranging from earth environments to deep space. The book seeks an operational definition of life and investigate the realm of possibilities that nature offers to realize this very special state of matter. It avoids scientific jargon wherever possible to make this intrinsically interdisciplinary subject understandable to a broad range of readers.
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- Author: Dirk Schulze-Makuch
- Publisher: Springer
- Year: 2008
- Pages: 251
- ISBN-10: 3540768165
- ISBN-13: 9783540768166
- Format: 16.1 x 23.5 x 2 cm, kieti viršeliai
- Language: English English
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. It also considers, however, exotic forms of life that would not have to rely on carbon as the basic chemical element, solar energy as the main energy source, or water as the primary solvent. Finally the question of detecting bio- and geosignature of such life forms is discussed, ranging from earth environments to deep space. The book seeks an operational definition of life and investigate the realm of possibilities that nature offers to realize this very special state of matter. It avoids scientific jargon wherever possible to make this intrinsically interdisciplinary subject understandable to a broad range of readers.
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