{"product_id":"astrochemistry-9781119114727","title":"Astrochemistry","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fully revised new edition of an introductory text to the dynamic and fascinating subject of astrochemistry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince the first edition in 2006 of \u003ci\u003eAstrochemistry\u003c\/i\u003e, the Mars rovers have driven 31.18 miles, there has been fly-by of Pluto changing it from a 4-pixel world on the Hubble Space Telescope into a mysterious non-planet. There have been visits to asteroids, revisiting Mercury, discovery of the Higgs Boson, discovery of over 2000 extrasolar planets and landing on the comet 67P\/ChuryumovGerasimenko by Rosetta mission  hence the timely publication of this new edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis core textbook now includes more detailed information on the kinetic modelling of chemistry in the interstellar medium, extending the same principles of physical chemistry to meteor ablation and finally atmospheres and oceans. The increase in density from near-emptiness to 1.35x 1021 L of water in the world''s oceans is used to take single collision kinetics into ensemble thermodynamics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 The Molecular Universe 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 The Standard Model – Big Bang Theory 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Galaxies, Stars, and Planets 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Origins of Life 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Other Intelligent Life 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Theories of the Origin of Life 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Starlight, Galaxies, and Clusters 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Simple Stellar Models – Black-Body Radiation 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation: 2.725 K 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Stellar Classification 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Constellations 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Galaxies 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Cosmology 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Atomic and Molecular Astronomy 53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Spectroscopy and the Structure of Matter 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Line Shape 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Telescopes 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Atomic Spectroscopy 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Molecular Astronomy 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Molecular Masers 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Detection of Hydrogen 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.8 Diffuse Interstellar Bands 100\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.9 Spectral Mapping 102\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 106\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Stellar Chemistry 109\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Classes of Stars 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Herzprung–Russell Diagram 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Stellar Evolution 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Stellar Spectra 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Exotic Stars 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Cycle of Star Formation 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Interstellar Medium 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Mapping Clouds of Molecules 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Molecules in the Interstellar and Circumstellar Medium 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Physical Conditions in the Interstellar Medium 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Rates of Chemical Reactions 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Chemical Reactions in the Interstellar Medium 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Photochemistry 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Charged Particle Chemistry 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Dust Grains 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.10 Chemical Models of Molecular Clouds 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.11 Running the Models 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.12 Prebiotic Molecules in the Interstellar Medium 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 204\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Meteorite and Comet Chemistry 207\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Phases of Matter, Heat, and Change 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Meteor Ablation 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Enthalpy of Reaction 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Formation of the Solar System 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Classification of Meteorites 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Geological Time 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Chemical Analysis of Meteorites by \u003ci\u003e𝜇\u003c\/i\u003eL\u003csup\u003e2\u003c\/sup\u003eMS 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Comet Chemistry 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Chemical Composition of Comets 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 Cometary Collisions with Planets 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.11 The Rosetta Mission 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Planetary Chemistry 275\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Structure of a Star–Planet System 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Surface Gravity 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Formation of the Earth 280\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Earth–Moon System 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Geological Periods 285\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Radiative Heating 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 The Habitable Zone 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Detecting Extrasolar Planets 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 Extrasolar Planets – The Current Inventory 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.10 Planetary Atmospheres 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.11 Atmospheric Photochemistry 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.12 Biomarkers in the Atmosphere 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 311\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Prebiotic Chemistry 319\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Carbon- and Water-Based Life Forms 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Solvent Properties 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Spontaneous Chemical Reactions 321\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Acid–Base Buffers 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Prebiotic Molecular Inventory 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Exogenous Delivery of Organic Molecules 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Homochirality 346\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Surface Metabolism 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.9 Geothermal Vents 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.10 RNA World Hypothesis 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 358\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Primitive Life Forms 365\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Self-Assembly and Encapsulation 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Protocells 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Enzyme Catalysis 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Universal Tree of Life 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Astrobiology 383\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Subsurface Antarctic Lakes – Astrobiological Time Capsules 390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 391\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Mars and Titan – Habitats for Life? 399\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Solar System Habitats 399\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Biosignatures 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Contamination 404\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Mars 405\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Titan 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Physical-Chemical Properties and the Radiation Budget 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Temperature-Dependent Chemistry 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 The Atmospheres 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 Astrobiology on Mars and Titan 427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.10 And Finally 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 437\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A: Constants and Units 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix B: Astronomical Data 443\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix C: Thermodynamic Properties of Selected Compounds 445\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSolutions to Problems 447\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 475\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 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