The Infinite Cosmos

Questions from the frontiers of cosmology

AvJoseph Silk

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

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Beskrivning

From time immemorial, poets and philosophers have looked in awe and wonder at the Universe. Such awe is shared by astrophysicists, too, as they seek to understand its nature, and whether it has any limits. In The Infinite Cosmos, Joseph Silk, Savilian Professor of Astronomy at Oxford University, cosmologist and well-known science writer, brings together the modern understanding of the Universe, its structure, its evolution, and its possible fate, combining the latest from theory and observation. The narrative is peppered with quotations from literature and philosophy, and reflects, too, on the process of scientific discovery, and the implications of our discoveries.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2006-02-09
Mått:163 x 242 x 24 mm
Vikt:534 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198505105

Utforska kategorier

Populärvetenskap inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Astronomi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Populärastronomi inom Djur och Natur

Mer om författaren

Joseph Silk is Savilian Professor of Astronomy and Head of Astrophysics at the University of Oxford. He is an experienced and successful author of books on cosmology for the general reader: his published titles include The Big Bang (W. H. Freeman) and The Left Hand of Creation (with J. D. Barrow, published by Oxford University Press).

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This book packs so much into a decidedly finite space. Silk covers everything you might hope to find in a book by one of the world's leading cosmologists, and much more besides... Accessible and informative.

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction ; 2. Perspectives ; 3. Principles ; 4. Our neighbourhood ; 5. The universe of galaxies ; 6. The invisible cosmos ; 7. Supermassive black holes and the birth of galaxies ; 8. Clusters and clustering ; 9. Space is nearly flat ; 10. Dark energy and the runaway universe ; 11. The panacea of cold dark matter ; 12. From time to time machines ; 13. Origins ; 14. The seeds of structure ; 15. Beyond the beginning ; 16. Towards the infinite universe ; 17. Into the infinite future ; 18. And so to God ; 19. Conclusion ; 20. Glossary ; 21. Index