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Planetary habitability /
Understanding planetary habitability is one of the major challenges of the current scientific era, and is a vast inter-disciplinary undertaking that combines planetary science, climate science, and stellar astrophysics. This book provides an overview of the many processes that influence the energy b...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) :
IOP Publishing,
[2021]
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| Colección: | IOP (Series). Release 21.
AAS-IOP astronomy. 2021 collection. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Why does habitability matter?
- 1.2. Defining habitability
- 1.3. The terrestrial planet demographic
- 2. Habitability factors
- 2.1. An intricate puzzle
- 2.2. Stellar astrophysics
- 2.3. Planetary properties
- 2.4. The planetary system
- 2.5. A statistical approach
- 3. Nature's fusion reactors
- 3.1. Key stellar parameters
- 3.2. Stellar activity and atmospheric erosion
- 3.3. Stellar evolution
- 3.4. Binary systems
- 4. Planetary fundamentals
- 4.1. Constructing an energy balance
- 4.2. Atmospheres
- 4.3. Interiors
- 4.4. Planetary evolution
- 4.5. A note on water worlds
- 5. Orbit, spin, and system effects
- 5.1. Keplerian orbits
- 5.2. Rotation and obliquity
- 5.3. Planet-planet interactions
- 5.4. Moons and exomoons
- 6. The habitable zone
- 6.1. Controversial terminology
- 6.2. Defining the search space
- 6.3. Evolution through time
- 6.4. Prime targets
- 7. The solar system
- 7.1. In situ data
- 7.2. The impact museums
- 7.3. A tale of two siblings
- 7.4. Exploring the lower limits
- 7.5. Jupiter : friend or foe?
- 7.6. Icy moons
- 8. The exoplanet opportunity
- 8.1. The statistical hammer
- 8.2. Data limitations
- 8.3. Notable exoplanet examples
- 9. The next steps
- 9.1. A strategic imperative
- 9.2. Local lessons
- 9.3. Unlocking achievements.