Origins of Life

Musings from Nuclear Physics, Astrophysics and Astrobiology

AvVlado Valkovic

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

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The primary purpose of this book is to prepare the ground for coordinated efforts aiming to answer the question: where and when life originated. The appearance of life involves three successive stages: i) the formation of chemical elements and their combination to simple molecules, which is the concern of physicists; ii) the evolution of organized complexity in biomolecules and their reactions, which falls within the field of chemistry; iii) the onset of Darwinian evolution after the appearance of the first cell-like structure, which is studied by biologists. This book focuses on the first two steps of this process with chapters exploring topics such as chemical element abundances; galaxies, galactic magnetic fields and cosmic rays; galactic chemical evolution. Key Features: Contains extensive lists of reference and additional reading. Includes new hypotheses concerning the origin of life. Combines consideration from nuclear physics, astrophysics, astro- and geochemistry.Despite its interdisciplinary nature, this book remains accessible to nonexperts, and would be a valuable companion for both experts and laypeople.

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Utgivningsdatum:2021-11-10
Mått:156 x 234 x 29 mm
Vikt:640 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:400
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781032010571

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Dr. Vladivoj (Vlado) Valkovic, a retired professor of physics, is a fellow of the AmericanPhysical Society and Institute of Physics (London). He has authored 22 books (from TraceElements (Taylor & Francis, Ltd., 1975) to Radioactivity in the Environment (Elsevier, 1stEdition 2001, 2nd Edition, 2019)) and more than 400 scientific and technical papers in theresearch areas of nuclear physics and applications of nuclear techniques to trace elementanalysis in biology, medicine and environmental research. He has lifelong experience inthe study of nuclear reactions induced by 14 MeV neutrons. This research has been donethrough coordination and works on many national and international projects, includingUS–Croatia bilateral, NATO, IAEA, EU-FP5, EU-FP6 and EU-FP7 projects.He had worked as a professor of physics at Rice University, Houston, Texas; as a Headof Physics-Chemistry-Instrumentation Laboratory at IAEA, Vienna, Austria; and asLaboratory head and scientific advisor at the Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia.

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ContentsPreface...................................................................................................xiIntroduction....................................................................................... xiiiAuthor..................................................................................................xxi1 Chemical Elements Abundances2 Galaxies, Galactic Magnetic Fields and Cosmic Rays3 Galactic Chemical Evolution4 Living Matter5 Time and Place of the Origin of Life6 Multiverse Cosmological Models and Anthropic Principle7 Open Problems ・ Laboratory ExperimentsIndex................................................................................................... 389