000 03619nam a22005055i 4500
001 978-90-481-9984-6
003 DE-He213
005 20140220083827.0
007 cr nn 008mamaa
008 100929s2011 ne | s |||| 0|eng d
020 _a9789048199846
_9978-90-481-9984-6
024 7 _a10.1007/978-90-481-9984-6
_2doi
050 4 _aQB1-991
050 4 _aQB460-466
050 4 _aQB980-991
072 7 _aPGC
_2bicssc
072 7 _aSCI004000
_2bisacsh
072 7 _aSCI005000
_2bisacsh
082 0 4 _a520
_223
100 1 _aHanslmeier, Arnold.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aWater in the Universe
_h[electronic resource] /
_cby Arnold Hanslmeier.
264 1 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer Netherlands :
_bImprint: Springer,
_c2011.
300 _aXIV, 242 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
_bPDF
_2rda
490 1 _aAstrophysics and Space Science Library,
_x0067-0057 ;
_v368
505 0 _a1 Water on Earth, Properties of Water -- 2 Life and Water -- 3 Water on Planets and Dwarf Planets -- 4 Satellites of Planets in the Solar System -- 5 Water on Small Solar System Bodies -- 6 Water on Extrasolar Planets?- 7 Water in Interstellar Space and Stars -- 8 Water - Where does it Come From? -- 9 Appendix.
520 _aDue to its specific chemical and physical properties, water is essential for life on Earth. And it is assumed that this would be the case for extraterrestrial life as well. Therefore it is important to investigate where water can be found in the Universe. Although there are places that are completely dry, places where the last rainfall happened probably several 100 million years ago, surprisingly this substance is quite omnipresent. In the outer solar system the large satellites of Jupiter and Saturn are covered by a thick layer of ice that could be hiding a liquid ocean below. This of course brings up the question of whether the recently detected extrasolar planets could have some water on their surfaces and how we can detect this. Water molecules are also found in interstellar gas and dust clouds. This book begins with an introductory chapter reviewing the physical and chemical properties of water. Then it illuminates the apparent connection between water and life. This is followed by chapters dealing with our current knowledge of water in the solar system, followed by a discussion concerning the potential presence and possible detection of water on exoplanets. The signature of water in interstellar space and stars are reviewed before the origin of water in the Universe is finally discussed. The book ends with an appendix on detection methods, satellite missions and astrophysical concepts touched upon in the main parts of the book. The search for water in the Universe is related to the search for extraterrestrial life and is of fundamental importance for astrophysics, astrobiology and other related topics. This book therefore addresses students and researchers in these fields.
650 0 _aPhysics.
650 0 _aAstronomy.
650 0 _aAstrobiology.
650 1 4 _aPhysics.
650 2 4 _aAstronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.
650 2 4 _aWater, general.
650 2 4 _aAstrobiology.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9789048199839
830 0 _aAstrophysics and Space Science Library,
_x0067-0057 ;
_v368
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9984-6
912 _aZDB-2-PHA
999 _c109142
_d109142