附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Science at the Frontier -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Contents -- 1 Geology -- THE GREAT HEAT ENGINE: MODELING EARTH'S DYNAMICS -- How the Earth Works -- A New Model of the Earth -- How the Model Came to Be -- New Methods and Tools for Working Geologists -- Sharpening the Focus on the Earth's Dynamics -- Hot Spots, French Polynesia, and the Superswell -- Is Volcanism an Essential Part of the Cycle? -- Dynamics in the Core and the Magnetic Field -- Evidence in the Fossil Record -- Geology of the Other Planets -- Bibliography -- Recommended Reading
2 Photosynthesis ARTIFICIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS: CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS FOR CONVERTING LIGHT TO ELECTRICITY AND FUELS -- Photosynthesis In Nature -- Photons and the Physics of Light Energy -- Harvesting Photons and Putting Them to Use -- The Reaction Center -- Laboratory Photosynthesis: Important First Steps -- Excited-state Electron Transfer in Synthetic Systems -- Lessons for and from the Construction of Photodiodes -- Photovoltaic Cells -- Construction of Typical Solar Cells -- Use of Liquid Semiconductor Junctions -- Bibliography -- Recommended Reading
3 Dynamical Systems WHEN THE SIMPLE IS COMPLEX: NEW MATHEMATICAL APPROACHES TO LEARNING ABOUT THE UNIVERSE -- The Mathematics of Dynamical Systems -- Historical Insights�Implications of Complexity -- Sensitivity to Initial Conditions -- Chaos, Determinism, and Information -- Instabilities and Real-world Systems -- Implications for Biology? -- The Role of Computers and Computer Graphics -- Bibliography -- 4 Astrophysics -- LOOKING FARTHER IN SPACE AND TIME -- Gravity's Shadow: the Hunt for Omega -- The Texture of the Universe
The Big Bang Picture of the UniverseBasic Measurements in Space -- Redshift Provides the Third Dimension -- Quasar Studies Provide a Model -- Dark Matter Seen Through the Lens of Gravity -- Discovering the Blue Curtain -- Gravity's Role as a Lens and a Cosmological Force -- The Formation of Stars -- Bibliography -- Recommended Reading -- 5 Gene Regulation -- GENE CONTROL: TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS AND MECHANISMS -- How DNA Works -- The Role of DNA -- Noncoding DNA�Subtlety, Punctuation, or Just Plain Junk? -- The Central Dogma of Biology
Transcription FactorsDrawing Lessons from Simpler Organisms -- Exploring the Details of Binding Protein to DNA -- Using the Power of Genetics to Study Transcription -- Activation�Another Role of Transcription Factors -- The Transcription Factor in Development -- Is Cancer Gene-Encoded Growth Gone Awry? -- Life Itself -- Bibliography -- Recommended Reading -- 6 Magnetic Resonance Imaging -- NEW BREAKTHROUGHS IN MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS -- The Physics and Computation Behind MRI -- How MRI Generates Information -- T1 and T2 Relaxation Times as Data
