Planet Formation and Panspermia : New Prospects for the Movement of Life Through Space

Branislav Vukotic

ISBN 10: 1119640393 / ISBN 13: 9781119640394

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc Okt 2021, 2021

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Neuware - An in-depth view of the panspermia hypothesis examined against the latest knowledge of planetary formation and related processes.Panspermia is the concept that life can be passively transported through space on various bodies and seed, habitable planets and moons, which we are beginning to learn may exist in large numbers. It is an old idea, but not popular with those who prefer that life on Earth started on Earth, an alternative, also unproven hypothesis. This book updates the concept of panspermia in the light of new evidence on planet formation, molecular clouds, solar system motions, supernovae ejection mechanisms, etc. Thus, it is to be a book about newly understood prospects for the movement of life through space.The novel approach presented in this book gives new insights into the panspermia theory and its connection with planetary formation and the evolution of galaxies. This offers a good starting point for future research proposals about exolife and a better perspective for empirical scrutiny of panspermia theory. Also, the key to understanding life in the universe is to understand that the planetary formation process is convolved with the evolution of stellar systems in their galactic environment. The book provides the synthesis of all these elements and gives the readers an up-to-date insight on how panspermia might fit into the big picture.AudienceGiven the intrinsic interdisciplinary nature of the panspermia hypothesis the book will have a wide audience across various scientific disciplines covering astronomy, biology, physics and chemistry. Apart from scientists, the book will appeal to engineers who are involved in planning and realization of future space missions.; Eine eingehende Betrachtung der Panspermie-Hypothese, die vor dem Hintergrund der neuesten Erkenntnisse über die Planetenentstehung und die damit verbundenen Prozesse untersucht wird.Panspermie ist das Konzept, dass Leben passiv durch den Weltraum transportiert werden kann, und zwar auf verschiedenen Körpern und Samen, bewohnbaren Planeten und Monden, von denen es neueren Erkenntnissen zufolge etliche geben könnte. Es ist eine alte Idee, und sie wird von denjenigen abgelehnt, die davon ausgehen, dass das Leben auf der Erde auch auf der Erde begonnen hat, wobei es sich um eine alternative, ebenfalls unbewiesene Hypothese handelt. In diesem Buch wird das Konzept der Panspermie überarbeitet unter Berücksichtigung neuer Erkenntnisse über die Planetenentstehung, Molekülwolken, Bewegungen des Sonnensystems, die Auswurfmechanismen von Supernovas usw. Es geht also um neu verstandene Möglichkeiten der Bewegung von Leben durch den Weltraum.Der hier vorgestellte neue Ansatz führt zu neuen Erkenntnissen in Bezug auf die Panspermie-Theorie und ihren Zusammenhang mit der Planetenbildung und der Entwicklung von Galaxien. Dies bietet einen guten Ausgangspunkt für künftige Forschungsprojekte über Exolife und eine bessere Perspektive für die empirische Überprüfung der Panspermie-Theorie. Der Schlüssel zum Verständnis des Lebens im Universum liegt auch darin, zu verstehen, dass der Prozess der Planetenbildung mit der Entwicklung von Sternensystemen in ihrer galaktischen Umgebung zusammenhängt. Dieses Buch bildet eine Synthese all dieser Elemente und vermittelt den Lesern eine aktuelle Vorstellung, wie Panspermie in das Gesamtbild passen könnte.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Planet Formation and Panspermia : New Prospects for the Movement of Life Through Space
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc Okt 2021
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119640393
• ISBN 13: 9781119640394
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 238W x 161H x 25D millimeters 238 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 25 millimeters depth
• Weight: 624 grams

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Synopsis

An in-depth view of the panspermia hypothesis examined against the latest knowledge of planetary formation and related processes.

Panspermia is the concept that life can be passively transported through space on various bodies and seed, habitable planets and moons, which we are beginning to learn may exist in large numbers. It is an old idea, but not popular with those who prefer that life on Earth started on Earth, an alternative, also unproven hypothesis. This book updates the concept of panspermia in the light of new evidence on planet formation, molecular clouds, solar system motions, supernovae ejection mechanisms, etc. Thus, it is to be a book about newly understood prospects for the movement of life through space.

The novel approach presented in this book gives new insights into the panspermia theory and its connection with planetary formation and the evolution of galaxies. This offers a good starting point for future research proposals about exolife and a better perspective for empirical scrutiny of panspermia theory. Also, the key to understanding life in the universe is to understand that the planetary formation process is convolved with the evolution of stellar systems in their galactic environment. The book provides the synthesis of all these elements and gives the readers an up-to-date insight on how panspermia might fit into the big picture.

Audience
Given the intrinsic interdisciplinary nature of the panspermia hypothesis the book will have a wide audience across various scientific disciplines covering astronomy, biology, physics and chemistry. Apart from scientists, the book will appeal to engineers who are involved in planning and realization of future space missions.

About the Author

Branislav Vukotić obtained his MSc. and PhD from the University of Belgrade, Serbia. He researches the astrobiological history of the Milky Way using probabilistic cellular automata and N-body simulations. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the Publications of the Astronomical Observatory of Belgrade and a vice-chair of the Management Board of the Astronomical Observatory in Belgrade.

Joseph Seckbach earned his MSc. and PhD from the University of Chicago and did his postdoc at Caltech, Pasadena. CA. He is retired from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and spent periods in research at the USA: UCLA, Harvard, Baton-Rouge (LSU); in Germany (Tübingen and Munich as an exchange scholar). He has edited a series of books “Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology” and has over 40 edited volumes for various publishers as well as about 140 scientific articles. His interest is in astrobiology and iron in plants (phytoferritin).

Richard Gordon is a theoretical biologist with a PhD in Chemical Physics from the University of Oregon, retired from the Department of Radiology, University of Manitoba in 2011. He is presently at the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab & Aquarium, Panacea, Florida and Adjunct Professor, C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth & Development, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Wayne State University, Detroit Michigan. His interest in exobiology (now astrobiology) dates from 1960s undergraduate work on organic matter in the Orgueil meteorite with Edward Anders. He has published critical reviews of panspermia and the history of claims of life in meteorites.