Georges Lemaître: Life, Science and Legacy

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

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Beskrivning

The papers presented in this book examine in detail the historical, cosmological, philosophical and theological issues surrounding the development of the Big Bang theory from its beginnings in the pioneering work of Lemaître through to the modern day.This book offers the best account in English of Lemaître’s life and work.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2015-06-26
Mått:155 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt:332 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Astrophysics and Space Science Library
Antal sidor:201
Upplaga:2012
Förlag:Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN:9783642442209

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Innehållsförteckning

Georges Lemaître: A brief introduction to his science, his theology, and his impact.- Georges Lemaître: the Priest who Invented the Big Bang.- “The wildest speculation of all”: Lemaître and the primeval-atom universe.- Lemaître and Hoyle: Contrasting Characters in Science and Religion.- Lemaître, the Big Bang and the Quantum Universe.- Lemaître: Science and Religion.- Aquinas and Contemporary Cosmology: Creation and Beginnings.- Georges Lemaître and Stigler's Law of Eponymy.- Building on the Legacy of Georges Lemaître in Contemporary Cosmology.- Multiple Reasons for a Multiverse.- Multiverses, science, and ultimate causation.- Lemaître’s Prescience: The Beginning and End of the Cosmos.- Modern Cosmology and Anthropic Fine-tuning: Three approaches.- Some Theological Reflections.