Music of the Big Bang

The Cosmic Microwave Background and the New Cosmology

AvAmedeo Balbi

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Cosmology, the science which studies the origin and evo- tion of the Universe, had to overcome enormous dif?culties before it could achieve the same level of dignity as other physical dis- plines. We live in the golden age of cosmology: an exciting moment, when, for the ?rst time, we are able to scienti?cally understand our Universe.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-11-18
Mått:155 x 235 x 10 mm
Vikt:266 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Astronomers' Universe
Antal sidor:160
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783642097492
Originaltitel:La musica del Big Bang

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Amedeo Balbi is a researcher in cosmology at the Department of Physics of the University of Rome Tor Vergata. In the past, he worked at the University of California at Berkeley with George Smoot (Nobel Prize 2006 in Physics). Currently, he is involved in the preparation of ESA's forthcoming Planck satellite mission.

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From the reviews: "Balbi ... is currently working on a satellite experiment to further study the CMB. His well-written book follows the ways in which the CMB has been used to understand the universe. ... he gives a very readable account of current cosmological thought, especially for general readers. Summing Up: Recommended. All undergraduate and public libraries." (A. Spero, Choice, Vol. 46 (9), May, 2009)

Innehållsförteckning

Prologue.- The framework (an introduction to the Big Bang model).- First light (an introduction to the cosmic background radiation - CMB).- Cosmic seeds (structure formation in the Universe and the CMB).- Music of the spheres (acoustic oscillations in the primordial Universe).- Finding harmony (the discovery of acoustic oscillations in the CMB power spectrum).- The undiscovered country (some future prospects).- Epilogue.