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Origins: From the Protosun to the First Steps of Life (IAU S345)

Hardback

Main Details

Title Origins: From the Protosun to the First Steps of Life (IAU S345)
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Bruce G. Elmegreen
Edited by L. Viktor Toth
Edited by Manuel Gudel
SeriesProceedings of the International Astronomical Union Symposia and Colloquia
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:418
Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 179
Category/GenreAstronomy, space and time
Solar system
ISBN/Barcode 9781108471602
ClassificationsDewey:523.88
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 26 March 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This comprehensive collection of reviews and research reports covers the processes involved in the formation of the Sun and Earth-like planets. Specific topics range from star formation to protoplanetary disks, planet formation, and the basics of life. It provides an interdisciplinary overview of the complex chain of events leading to habitable planets and life, covering research from the fields of astrophysics, astrochemistry, planetary sciences, chemistry, and biology, through theory, observations, and experiments. These observations reveal the chemistry and dust content of young disks, the location of water that is essential to life, and some of the dynamical processes that affect the growth of forming planets. IAU Symposium 345 reviews some of the most modern concepts in star and planet formation and is essential reading for students, teachers, and researchers who will someday answer humanity's biggest question: what is our origin?