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How Cosmologists Explain the Universe to Friends and Family / by Karim A. Malik, David R. Matravers.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Malik, Karim A., author.
- Matravers, David R., author.
- Series:
- Physics and Astronomy (Springer-11651)
- Astronomers' universe 1614-659X
- Astronomers' Universe, 1614-659X
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Astronomy.
- Cosmology.
- Popular Science in Astronomy.
- Local Subjects:
- Popular Science in Astronomy.
- Cosmology.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (XIV, 258 pages) : 77 illustrations, 65 illustrations in color.
- Edition:
- First edition 2019.
- Contained In:
- Springer eBooks
- Place of Publication:
- Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- This fascinating book provides an accessible and up-to-date overview of modern cosmology. In particular, the book discusses the formation of the Cosmic Microwave Background and the evolution of large scale structures in the universe, the distribution of galaxies and clusters of galaxies on very large distance scales. Following a brief introduction, the authors describe the scientific method - how science is done. They then discuss observational cosmology, the instruments and what observations can be done with them, and what is derived from those observations. After discussing the constituents of the universe, including dark matter and dark energy, the authors provide an outline of the forces that shape the universe, with particular emphasis on gravitation. Following this, the reader is taken on a journey in time from the present day back to the very beginning of the universe, a period called inflation, which sets the initial conditions for the subsequent evolution of the universe. The book ends with a brief chapter on what lies beyond. Written by two experts, the book is aimed at the interested lay-person with little or no physics background, but an interest in modern cosmology.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- How does science work?
- What observations do we use?
- What do we observe?
- What is the universe made of?
- What are the forces that shape the universe?
- How does the structure in the universe form?
- Going Back in Time
- How did it all begin?. What lies beyond?
- What didn't fit - more technical and side issues
- Glossary.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 978-3-030-32734-7
- 9783030327347
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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