The cosmic web : mysterious architecture of the universe / J. Richard Gott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gott, J. Richard, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Astronomers--Biography.

Astronomers.

Gott, J. Richard.

Astronomy--History.

Astronomy.

History.

Cosmology.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 255 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]

Summary:

J. Richard Gott was among the first cosmologists to propose that the structure of our universe is like a sponge made up of clusters of galaxies intricately connected by filaments of galaxies. This magnificent structure is now called the Cosmic Web and has been mapped extensively by teams of astronomers. Here is his gripping insider account of how a generation of undaunted theorists and observers solved the mystery of the architecture of our cosmos.

Contents:

Hubble Discovers the Universe

Zeicky, Clusters of Galaxies, and the Discovery of Dark Matter

How Clusters Form and Grow

Meatballs in Space

The Great Void in Boötes

A Swiss Cheese Universe

Inflation

A Cosmic Sponge

A Slice of the Universe

the Great Wall of Geller and Huchra

Park's Simulation of the Universe

Measuring the Cosmic Web

the Sloan Great Wall

Spots in the Cosmic Microwave Background

Dark Energy and the Fate of the Universe.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-243) and index.

ISBN:

9780691157269

069115726X

OCLC:

908083997