Lectures in Astrobiology
Based on material delivered at several summer schools, this book is the first comprehensive textbook at the graduate level ...
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Leibniz and the Natural World
In the present book, Pauline Phemister argues against traditional Anglo-American interpretations of Leibniz as an idealist ...
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Life as We Know It
Life As we Know It ["LAKI"] covers several aspects of Life, ranging from the prebiotic level, origin of life, evolution ...
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Life in the Universe : Expectations and Constraints
Energy, chemistry, solvents, and habitats -- the basic elements of living systems - define the opportunities and limitations ...
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Lonely Minds in the Universe
This interdisciplinary book probes the subject of extraterrestrial intelligent life, offering scientific and technological ...
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Mars, A Cosmic Stepping Stone : Uncovering Humanity’s Cosmic Context
The questions of our origin and cosmic abundance of life are among the compelling facing humanity. For all of the difficulties ...
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Mindful Universe : Quantum Mechanics and the Participating Observer
This book is a bold and original attack on the problem of consciousness and free will based on the openings provided by the ...
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Neutrinos and Explosive Events in the Universe
“Neutrinos and Explosive Events in the Universe” brought together experts from diverse disciplines to offer a detailed ...
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Neutron Stars 1
The book gives an extended review of theoretical and observational aspects of neutron star physics. With masses comparable ...
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Nuclear Science and Safety in Europe
Recent results on the nature of low-, intermediate- and high-energy nuclear forces as well as on the internal structure of ...
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Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy
This book is the seventh volume under the title Organizations and Strategies in Astronomy (OSA). The chapters of this book ...
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Origins : How the Planets, Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe Began
The biggest questions in astronomy are those of how the planets, stars, galaxies, and the Universe were formed. ORIGINS describes ...
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Outer Magnetospheric Boundaries: Cluster Results
When the stream of plasma emitted from the Sun (the solar wind) encounters Earth's magnetic field, it slows down and flows ...
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Particle Physics and Cosmology: The Interface
Introduces the experimental and theoretical particle physics background underlying several aspects of cosmology: matter anti-matter ...
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Particle Physics and the Universe
The focus of the contributions contained in this proceedings is the interplay between cosmology, astroparticle physics and ...
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Parting the Cosmic Veil
Astronomers have used telescopes, operating at the visible wavelengths that we see with our eye, to reveal the true extent ...
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Pedagogies of the Imagination : Mythopoetic Curriculum in Educational Practice
This book is about the practice of Imaginal Knowing in education. Imaginal knowing is not fantasy, but is linked to the way ...
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Physical (A)Causality
This book addresses the physical phenomenon of events that seem to occur spontaneously and without any known cause. These ...
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Physics of Active Galactic Nuclei at all Scales
This book contains a collection of lecture notes written by recognized experts in the field of Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN). ...
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Quantum Gravitation : The Feynman Path Integral Approach
The book covers the theory of Quantum Gravitation from the point of view of Feynman path integrals. These provide a manifestly ...
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