The Living Galaxy by Eugenio Mieli HARDBACK 9783031673238

The Living GalaxyWinners and Losers in the Milky Way\nAuthor(s): Eugenio Mieli, Andrea Maria Francesco Valli, Claudio Maccone\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG, Switzerland\nImprint: Springer International Publishing AG\nISBN-13: 9783031673238, 978-3031673238\nSynopsis\nThis book describes the possible distribution of life in the Milky Way. Our description is mathematical in order to be extrapolated from what we know that happened on Earth to what might have happened on the huge number of extrasolar planets existing in the Milky Way Galaxy. We use the statistical Drake equation, which identifies parameters for calculating the total number of life forms at all levels. While the original Drake equation [tel] contained seven factors only, we extend the number of factors to 50, thus incorporating much of the scientific knowledge about the Evolution of Life available in 2024.\n\nAs such, this book aims at being a narrative of a series of events, starting w.