Delia Perlov: Cosmology for the Curious

Cover: 9783319570389 | Cosmology for the Curious | Delia Perlov (u. a.) | Buch | Englisch

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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 were gradually assembled by gravity. The nature of the bang itself has come into focus only relatively recently. It is the subject of the theory of cosmic inflation, which was developed in the last few decades and has led to a radically new global view of the universe.Students and other interested readers will find here a non-technical but conceptually rigorous account of modern cosmological ideas - describing what we know, and how we know it. One of the book's central themes is the scientific quest to find answers to the ultimate cosmic questions: Is the universe finite or infinite? Has it existed forever? If not, when and how did it come into being? Will it ever end?

The book is based on the undergraduate course taught by Alex Vilenkin at Tufts University. It assumes no prior knowledge of physics or mathematics beyond elementary high school math. The necessary physics background is introduced as it is required. Each chapter includes a list of questions and exercises of varying degree of difficulty.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I The Big Bang and the Observable Universe: 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.- Part II Beyond the Big Bang: Problems with the big bang.- The theory of cosmic inflation.- Testing inflation: predictions and observations.- Eternal inflation.- String theory and the multiverse.- Anthropic selection.- The principle of mediocrity.- Did the universe have a beginning?.- Creation of universes from nothing.- The big picture.- Appendix.

Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Physik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Buch
ISBN-13:	9783319570389
ISBN-10:	3319570382
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	978-3-319-57038-9
Autor:	Perlov, Delia Vilenkin, Alex
Auflage:	1st ed. 2017
Hersteller:	Springer Springer, Berlin Springer International Publishing
Abbildungen:	XIV, 372 p. 202 illus., 63 illus. in color.
Maße:	28 x 159 x 248 mm
Von/Mit:	Delia Perlov (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum:	26.07.2017
Gewicht:	0,739 kg

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