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The Chemistry of Cosmic
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 320

The Chemistry of Cosmic

This is the first book devoted to a study of the chemistry of cosmic dust, presenting current thinking on the subject distilled from many publications in surface and solid-state science, and in astronomy.

Astrochemistry
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 251

Astrochemistry

Ever wondered if the chemical processes taking place in space could be related to the origins of life? The authors of this book, both experienced astrochemists, embark on a discussion to find the answers to this question and more, and include a general introduction to astrochemistry for chemistry students. They explore chemistry occurring in the universe from its very early beginnings until the present era. Based on our current understanding, astrochemistry is known to occur in interstellar gas, on dust grains and in interstellar ices, in stellar atmospheres and envelopes, in dense star- and planet-forming regions, and on planets and other bodies in planetary systems. Recent observational discoveries supported by remarkable laboratory work emphasize chemical complexity, leading to answers to the tantalizing question: can this complexity be related to the origin of life? This book provides the tools to enable chemistry students to make their own computational investigations of astrochemistry and directs study across the chemical sciences and astronomy. Concentrating on fundamental processes, this book is a useful teaching aid.

Dynamical Astrochemistry
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 304

Dynamical Astrochemistry

Written by leading experts in this area, this is the first book specifically devoted to the astrochemistry of dynamically evolving astronomical regions.

The Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 147

The Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence

This book presents the latest knowledge of the newly discovered Earth-like exoplanets and reviews improvements in both radio and optical SETI. A key aim is to stimulate fresh discussion on algorithms that will be of high value in this extremely complicated search. Exoplanets resembling Earth could well be able to sustain life and support the evolution of technological civilizations, but to date, all searches for such life forms have proved fruitless. The failings of SETI observations are well recognized, and a new search approach is necessary. In this book, different detection algorithms that exploit state-of-the-art, low-cost, and extremely fast multiprocessors are examined and compared. Novel methods such as the agnostic entropy and high-sensitivity blind signal extraction algorithms should represent a quantum leap forward in SETI. The book is of interest to all researchers in the field and hopefully stimulates significant progress in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

Proceedings of the Dalgarno Celebratory Symposium
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 403

Proceedings of the Dalgarno Celebratory Symposium

"On September 10, 2008, more than 125 friends, colleagues ... to join Professor Alex Dalgarno in celebrating his 80th birthday ... A symposium highlighting Dalgarno's many scientific contributions ..."--Preface.

Molecules in Astrophysics: Probes and Processes
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 608

Molecules in Astrophysics: Probes and Processes

Proceedings of the 178th Symposium of the International Astronomical Union held in Leiden, The Netherlands, July 1-5, 1996

European Conference on Laboratory Astrophysics ECLA2020
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 322

European Conference on Laboratory Astrophysics ECLA2020

This volume contains the proceedings of a conference on laboratory astrophysics, which gathered a broad interdisciplinary community of astrophysicists, physicists, chemists, and geophysicists. It provides an update on outstanding results in this research field, the presentation of new laboratory developments, and the recent and expected to come space missions and other astronomical observatories with their specific needs for laboratory and theoretical studies.​Understanding the interplay between dust, ice, and gas during the star lifecycle as well as in planet forming regions and the Solar System is a vast topic in relation with space exploration and astronomical observations. It also strongly relies on laboratory astrophysics activities and chemical modelling in order to simulate the formation and evolution of matter in space. This book provides researchers and graduate students with a valuable account of the current state of this fascinating discipline.

Astrochemistry: Recent Successes and Current Challenges (IAU S231)
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 576

Astrochemistry: Recent Successes and Current Challenges (IAU S231)

An up-to-date survey of astrochemistry in the early years of the twenty-first century. For researchers and graduate students.

Chemistry in Space
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 465

Chemistry in Space

This volume contains the lectures presented at the first course of the Inter national School of Space Chemistry held in Erice (Sicily) from May 10 to May 20 at the 'E. Majorana Centre for Scientific Culture'. The course was attended by 57 participants from 11 countries. The recognition by Professor A. Zichichi that space chemistry is one of the important and rapidly growing scientific disciplines with many and varied appli cations provided the stimulation to initiate this new school. Historically, the study of chemistry in space had its major origins in comets, the solar nebula and circumstellar envelopes before the interstellar medium achieved its current prominence. A remarkably rapid deve...

Scattering from Model Nonspherical Particles
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 276

Scattering from Model Nonspherical Particles

This book provides the first coherent account of a well-known approach to the problem of light scattering by small anisotropic particles. In this extended second edition the authors have encompassed all the new topics arising from their recent studies of cosmic dust grains. Thus many chapters were deeply revised and new chapters were added. The book addresses a wide spectrum of applications.