The end of everything : (astrophysically speaking) / Katie Mack.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mack, Katie, 1981- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

End of the universe.

Astrophysics.

Physical Description:

ix, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Scribner hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Scribner, 2020.

Summary:

A rising star in astrophysics presents an accessible and eye-opening look at five ways the universe could end, and the lessons each scenario reveals about the most important concepts in cosmology.

We know the universe had a beginning, and expanded from a state of unimaginable density to an all-encompassing cosmic fireball to a simmering fluid of matter and energy. This laid down the seeds for everything from black holes to one rocky planet orbiting a star near the edge of a spiral galaxy that happened to develop life as we know it. But what happens at the end? Mack takes us on a tour through five of the cosmos's possible finales. Along the way she guides us through cutting-edge science and major concepts in quantum mechanics, cosmology, string theory, and much more. -- adapted from jacket

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction to the Cosmos

2. Big Bang to Now

3. Big Crunch

4. Heat Death

5. Big Rip

6. Vacuum Decay

7. Bounce

8. Future of the Future

9. Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781982103545

198210354X

OCLC:

1148167457