Chemistry in Space: From Interstellar Matter to the Origin of Life

An introduction to chemical processes under "unearthly" and hence usually extreme conditions and their impact on the early development of our solar system, as well as a deeper understanding of processes in earthly regions where conditions approach those of extraterrestrial areas.
A unique and extraordinary perspective written with chemists in mind.


Spis treści:
INTRODUCTION
THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE UNIVERSE
INTERSTALLAR MATTER
Diffuse Interstellar Clouds
Dense Interstellar Clouds
CONDENSED MATTER
Star Formation and Clustering
Classification
The Sun and Her Congeners in Space
Dwarfs
Giants
Variable stars
Instability and Replenishment of Interstellar Matter
Wolf–Rayet Stars
Planetary Nebulae
Novae, Supernovae, Neutron Stars, Pulsars, and Black Holes
THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Overview
The Terrestrial Planets, Earth?s Moon, and the Asteroids
Luna and Mercury
Venus
Mars and Its Moons
The Asteroid Belt, and Transplanetary Asteroids
Planets and Dwarf Planets Beyond the Asteroid Belt
The Jupiter System
The Saturn System
Uranus and Neptune
Pluto, Eris and Other Kuiper Belt Objects
Oort?s Cloud, Comets, Meteorites, and Interplanetary Matter
Exoplanets
THE ORIGIN OF LIFE
The Extraterrestrial Approach
The Terrestrial Approach
EPILOGUE


Nota biograficzna:
Dieter Rehder is a Chemistry Professor at the Universities of Hamburg (Germany) and presently also Lund (Sweden). He obtained his academic degrees in Chemistry and Astronomy at the University of Hamburg, and was appointed Professor in Hamburg after two–and–a–half years of teaching appointments at The College of Arts Science and Technology in Kingston, Jamaica. He has authored about 280 publications, and received the Vanadis Award in 2006. His main teaching obligations encompass Bioinorganic Chemistry, Organometallic Chemistry and Astrochemistry.