Carlos Martins: The Universe Today

Cover: 9783030496319 | The Universe Today | Our Current Understanding and How It Was Achieved

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Beschreibung

Starting out from humankind's earliest ideas about the cosmos, this book gives the reader a clear overview of our current understanding of the universe, including big bang theories and the formation of stars and galaxies, as well as addressing open questions. The author shows how our present view gradually developed from observations, and also how the outcome of ongoing research may still change this view. The book brings together concepts in physics and astronomy, including some history in both cases. The text is descriptive rather than technical: the goal is to present things rigorously and without oversimplification, by highlighting the crucial physical concepts. The only prerequisite is a qualitative knowledge of basic physics concepts at high-school level.

Über den Autor

Carlos Martins studied Physics and Applied Mathematics (specializing in Astronomy) at U. Porto and obtained his PhD in Theoretical Physics at U.Cambridge. He mainly works on observational tests of early universe theories and is a member of several ESA and ESO scientific instruments. He is actively involved in education, teacher training and outreach activities. In 2012 he created the AstroCamp, an international academic excellence program in the astronomy and physics for high school students.

Zusammenfassung

Gives a gentle introduction to our current knowledge of the universe and how we came to our present view

Descriptive rather than mathematical, but includes maths separately for those seeking more detail

Author is an experienced teacher and popularizer in the field of astronomy and cosmology

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Classical Astronomy.- From the Renaissance to Modern Science.- Classical Physics.- The Physics of Relativity.- The Physics of Stars and Galaxies.- The Physics of the Universe.- New frontiers.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2020
Fachbereich:	Astronomie
Genre:	Physik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Reihe:	Astronomers' Universe
Inhalt:	xv 324 S. 17 s/w Illustr. 46 farbige Illustr. 324 p. 63 illus. 46 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783030496319
ISBN-10:	3030496317
Sprache:	Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage:	Paperback
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Martins, Carlos
Auflage:	1st ed. 2020
Hersteller:	Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG Astronomers' Universe
Maße:	235 x 155 x 19 mm
Von/Mit:	Carlos Martins
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.09.2020
Gewicht:	0,517 kg

Artikel-ID: 118322510