tailieunhanh - Water in the Universe

Water is one of the basic elements for life. It is even assumed that the evolution of life is only possible if there is liquid water present. A water molecule has some remarkable properties that make it quite unique in the universe. In the first chapter of this book we will review these basic properties of water and the role of water on Earth. All ancient civilizations realized the importance of water and their cities were constructed near great reservoirs of water. But is water unique on Earth? Do we find water elsewhere in the solar system, on extrasolar planetary systems or in distant galaxies?. | ASTROPHYSICS AND SPACE SCIENCE LIBRARY Water in the Universe Springer Water in the Universe Astrophysics and Space Science Library EDITORIAL BOARD Chairman . BURTON National Radio Astronomy Observatory Charlottesville VA USA bburton@ University of Leiden Leiden The Netherlands burton@ F. BERTOLA University of Padua Padua Italy . CASSINELLI University of Wisconsin Madison USA . CESARSKY Commission for Atomic Energy Saclay France P. EHRENFREUND University of Leiden Leiden The Netherlands O. ENGVOLD University of Oslo Oslo Norway A. HECK Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory Strasbourg France E. . VAN DEN HEUVEL University of Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands . KASPI McGill University Montreal Canada . KUIJPERS University of Nijmegen Nijmegen The Netherlands H. VAN DER LAAN University of Utrecht Utrecht The Netherlands P. G. MURDIN Institute of Astronomy Cambridge UK F. PACINI Istituto Astronomia Arcetri Firenze Italy V. RADHAKRISHNAN Raman Research Institute Bangalore India B. V. SOMOV Astronomical Institute Moscow State University Moscow Russia . SUNYAEV Space Research Institute Moscow Russia For other titles published in this series go to series .