Cosmology for the Curious

This book is a gentle introduction for all those wishing to learn about modern views of the cosmos. Our universe originated in a great explosion – the big bang. For nearly a century cosmologists have studied the aftermath of this explosion: how the universe expanded and cooled down, and how galaxies...

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Main Authors: Perlov, Delia (Author), Vilenkin, Alex (Author)
Institution som forfatter: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronisk eBog
Sprog:engelsk
Udgivet: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2024.
Udgivelse:2nd ed. 2024.
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Online adgang:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58757-3
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Indholdsfortegnelse:
  • A Historical Overview
  • Newton’s Universe
  • Special Relativity
  • The Fabric of Space and Time
  • An Expanding Universe
  • Observational Cosmology
  • Hubble’s Law and the Expanding Universe
  • The Fate of the Universe
  • Dark Matter and Dark Energy
  • The Quantum World
  • The Hot Big Bang
  • Structure Formation
  • Element Abundances
  • The Very Early Universe.