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What Is Dark Matter?
Av Peter Fisher
Inbunden, 2022
325 kr
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What we know about dark matter and what we have yet to discoverAstronomical observations have confirmed dark matter’s existence, but what exactly is dark matter? In What Is Dark Matter?, particle physicist Peter Fisher introduces readers to one of the most intriguing frontiers of physics. We cannot …
What Does a Black Hole Look Like?
Inbunden, 2014
5,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
437 kr
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Emitting no radiation or any other kind of information, black holes mark the edge of the universe--both physically and in our scientific understanding. Yet astronomers have found clear evidence for the existence of black holes, employing the same tools and techniques used to explore other celestial …
How Did the First Stars and Galaxies Form?
Av Abraham Loeb
Häftad, 2010
419 kr
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Though astrophysicists have developed a theoretical framework for understanding how the first stars and galaxies formed, only now are we able to begin testing those theories with actual observations of the very distant, early universe. We are entering a new and exciting era of discovery that will …
What Are Gamma-Ray Bursts?
Häftad, 2011
419 kr
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Gamma-ray bursts are the brightest--and, until recently, among the least understood--cosmic events in the universe. Discovered by chance during the cold war, these evanescent high-energy explosions confounded astronomers for decades. But a rapid series of startling breakthroughs beginning in 1997 …
How Do You Find an Exoplanet?
Inbunden, 2015
419 kr
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Alien worlds have long been a staple of science fiction. But today, thanks to modern astronomical instrumentation and the achievements of many enterprising observational astronomers, the existence of planets outside our solar system--also known as exoplanets--has moved into the realm of science …
Can the Laws of Physics Be Unified?
Inbunden, 2017
419 kr
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A concise introduction to the cutting-edge science of particle physics The standard model of particle physics describes our current understanding of nature's fundamental particles and their interactions, yet gaps remain. For example, it does not include a quantum theory of gravity, nor does it …
What Is Dark Matter?
Av Peter Fisher
Häftad, 2026
221 kr
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What we know about dark matter and what we have yet to discoverAstronomical observations have confirmed dark matter’s existence, but what exactly is dark matter? In What Is Dark Matter?, particle physicist Peter Fisher introduces readers to one of the most intriguing frontiers of physics. We cannot …