Editors:
- Intermediate student's level treating concisely
- The astrophysical aspects of habitabilty of planets
- The influence of cosmic catastrophes on evolution
- With introductory chapters on biological and chemical properties of life
- Topic of high public interest
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics (ASTROBIO)
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Reviews
From the reviews:
"Habitability and Cosmic Catastrophes, part of the ‘Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics’ series, is an interesting read. Hanslmeier … provides information that spans numerous disciplines, from solar and galactic astrophysics and geology to biology. The book’s reach is tremendous: attempting to assess the risk to life from various cosmic catastrophes that range from supernovae to asteroid collisions and almost everything in between. … Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals/practitioners." (E. S. Perlman, Choice, Vol. 46 (11), 2009)
Editors and Affiliations
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Univ. Graz, Inst. Astronomie Universitätsplatz 5, Austria
Arnold Hanslmeier
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Habitability and Cosmic Catastrophes
Editors: Arnold Hanslmeier
Series Title: Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-76945-3
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-76944-6Published: 28 November 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09561-0Published: 22 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-76945-3Published: 14 November 2008
Series ISSN: 1610-8957
Series E-ISSN: 1613-1851
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 248
Topics: Astrobiology, Planetology, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics), Climate Change, Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection