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Author Tolstikhin, I. N. (Igorʹ Nesterovich)

Title The evolution of matter : from the big bang to the present day Earth / Igor Tolstikhin, Jan Kramers.

Publication Info. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

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Description 1 online resource (x, 521 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 442-488) and index.
Contents The elements -- Early solar system: nebula formation, evolution and lifetime -- Accretion of the earth -- Global evolution of the earth.
Summary The Evolution of Matter explains how all matter in the Universe developed following the Big Bang and through subsequent stellar processes. It describes the evolution of interstellar matter and its differentiation during the accretion of the planets and the history of the Earth. Unlike many books on geochemistry, this volume follows the chemical history of matter from the very beginning to the present, demonstrating connections in space and time. It provides also solid links from cosmochemistry to the geochemistry of Earth. The book presents comprehensive descriptions of the various isotope systematics and fractionation processes occurring naturally in the Universe, using simple equations and helpful tables of data. With a glossary of terms and over 900 references, this volume is a valuable reference for researchers and advanced students studying the chemical evolution of the Earth, the Solar System and the wider Universe.
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Subject Isotope geology.
Isotope geology.
Interstellar matter.
Interstellar matter.
Molecular evolution.
Molecular evolution.
Matter.
Matter.
Cosmology.
Cosmology.
Genre/Form Electronic book.
Electronic books.
Added Author Kramers, Jan.
Other Form: Print version: Tolstikhin, I.N. (Igorʹ Nesterovich). Evolution of matter. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008 9780521866477 0521866472 (DLC) 2007053050 (OCoLC)186349525
Print version: Tolstikhin, I.N. (Igorʹ Nesterovich). Evolution of matter. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008 9780521866477 (DLC) 2007053050 (OCoLC)186349525
ISBN 9780511410000 (electronic book)
051141000X (electronic book)
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9780521866477 (hardback)
0521866472 (hardback)
9780511408106 (ebook)
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