Coronal and Chromospheric Physics Group
Athens 2010 Lecture notes: "Life in the Universe" by P. Ulmschneider
University of Athens, Athens, Greece, March - May 2010
SummaryIntroduction
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Content, General Literature
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Textbook:
Intelligent life in the universe; from common origins to the future of humanity.
Advances in Astrobiology and Biogeophysics, Second edition,
Ulmschneider, P.,
Springer-Verlag (2006), 328 pp. ISBN 3-540-43988-9
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Textbook References pdf(166KB)
Chapter 1 The universe, cosmology
1.1 Basic astronomical parameters
1.2 Cosmic distance ladder
1.3 Hubble diagram, Big Bang
1.4 Friedmann World Models
1.5 Major phases in the history of the universe
1.6 Planck-era, break-down of physics near the Big Bang
1.7 Cosmic Microwave Background, Big Freeze
1.8 Formation of stars and galaxies
1.9 Stellar evolution
1.10 Dating the oldest objects
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Chapter 2 Planet formation
2.1 Meteorites
2.2 Asteroids
2.3 Comets
2.4 Planetformation
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Chapter 3 The Earth
3.1 Accumulation phase of the Earth
3.2 Earth: Interior, Surface, Plate-tectonics
3.3 Land/sea ratio, and the growth of continents
3.4 Plate Tectonics on Mars and Venus
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Chapter 4 Extrasolar planets
4.1 Discovered extrasolar planets
4.2 Detection methods of extrasolar planets
4.3 New telescopes and satellite instruments
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Chapter 5 Earth-like planets
5.1 Habitable Zones
5.2 Solar and planetary variability
5.3 Number of Earth-like planets
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Chapter 6 Formation of life
6.1 Natural phenomena and laws of nature
6.2 What is life?
6.3 Chemical elements important for life
6.4 A little organic chemistry
6.5 A little biochemistry
6.6 A little cell biology
6.7 Sequencing and molecular clocks
6.8 Laboratory Earth in the Hadean Era
6.9 Formation of life
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Chapter 7 Evolution
7.1 What is evolution?
7.2 Darwin‘s theory
7.3 Earliest traces of life
7.4 Evolution of eukaryotic cells
7.5 Evolution of multi-cellular organisms
7.6 The conquest of the land
7.7 The great K/T event
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Chapter 8 Intelligence
8.1 The primates
8.2 Evolution of the hominids
8.3 Logic of the human body plan
8.4 Is the evolution directed?
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Chapter 9 Search for life, SETI
9.1 Search for life in the solar system
9.2 Moons of the giant planets
9.3 Mars
9.4 Mars meteorites
9.5 Search for life outside the solar system
9.6 UFOs - Myth or reality?
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Chapter 10 Future of Mankind
10.1 Predicting the future
10.2 Conquest of the solar system
10.3 Interstellar travel
10.4 Mastering the biological world
10.5 Dangers for mankind
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Chapter 11 Extraterrestrial intelligence
11.1 What can we know about extraterrestrials?
11.2 Drake-equation: Number of intelligent societies in our galaxy
11.3 Fermi-Paradox: Where are the ET‘s?
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Chapter 12 Science and beyond science
12.1 The scientist's approach to nature
12.2 The verification (confirmation) of natural objects
12.3 What about God, creationism and "intelligent design"?
12.4 What role do religions play?
12.5 A rational grand view of the world, based on the natural sciences
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Cited Literature:
Chapter 1 The universe, cosmology
Dark Matter and Dark Energy, Seife 2003 pdf(142KB)
Inflationary Cosmology, Guth+Kaiser 2005 pdf(301KB)
Chapter 2 Planet formation
Chapter 3 The Earth
Chapter 4 Extrasolar planets
Chapter 5 Earth-like planets
Chapter 6 Formation of life
Chapter 7 Evolution
Transition from fishes to land vertebrates, Ahlberg+Clack 2006 pdf(408KB)
Evolution of tetrapod body plan, DaeschlerEtAl 2006 pdf(523KB)
Origin of tetrapod limbs, ShubinEtAl 2006 pdf(899KB)
Chapter 8 Intelligence
Mentality of Crows: Convergent
Evolution of Intelligence in Corvids and Apes, Emery+Clayton 2004 pdf(352KB)
Neandertals and the modern human colonization of Europe, Mellers 2004 pdf(304KB)
Chapter 9 Search for life, SETI
Chapter 10 Future of Mankind
Chapter 11 Extraterrestrial intelligence
Chapter 12 Science and beyond science
Judge rules against Intelligent Design in class room, Dec. 2005pdf(97KB)
Verdict against Intelligent Design, Dec. 2005 pdf(311KB)
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