Wonders of water: the hydrogen bond in action, Olovsson, Ivar (uppsala Univ, Sweden)

Автор: Olovsson Ivar
Название: Wonders of Water: The Hydrogen Bond in Action
ISBN: 9813235160 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789813235168
Издательство: World Scientific Publishing
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The book presents the fantastic world of water in all its different forms, from liquid to ice and snow. This book is amply illustrated with a large number of beautiful pictures with. Water plays a unique role in chemistry. The special properties of water are due to hydrogen bonding between the H₂O molecules. The hydrogen bond is of fundamental importance in biological systems since all living matter has evolved from and exists in an aqueous environment, and hydrogen bonds are involved in most biological processes. There is a hundred times more water molecules in our bodies than the sum of all the other molecules put together.

The unique properties of water are of great importance in our daily life. The origin of these special properties is often not recognized. Even among chemists and physicists, the fundamental facts are not always known. In spite of very active research, there are still many questions to be answered about the structure of liquid water, for instance.

The book differs from most books on water as it covers basic facts about structure and properties as well as the influence of these properties in our daily life. Why does ice float on water? Why is the maximum density of water at 4 C? The beauty of snow crystals is amply illustrated, and many of the pictures are unique.

Автор: Rickman, Hans (uppsala Univ, Sweden & Pas Space Research Center, Poland)
Название: Origin and evolution of comets: ten years after the nice model and one year after rosetta
ISBN: 9813222573 ISBN-13(EAN): 9789813222571
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Описание: Since several decades, comets have been considered as key witnesses of solar system formation. Their nature has been explored using the modern arsenal of Earth- and space-based observations, and they hold a central place as dynamical arbiters of the planetary system in the new paradigm of solar system evolution known as the Nice Model. Thus, they have the potential to test the various ideas, using the detailed data recently gathered by the ESA/Rosetta mission. This requires an understanding of their origin and evolution, which form the subject of the present book. All the relevant issues are covered, describing both the background and the current frontiers of research.