The cosmic microwave background : historical and philosophical lessons / Slobodan Perovic and Milan M. Cirkovic.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Perović, Slobodan (Philosopher and historian of science), author.

Ćirković, Milan M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmic background radiation.

Cosmology--Philosophy.

Cosmology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 205 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2024]

Summary:

"The untold story of how the cosmic microwave background radiation was interpreted following its discovery is a modern case study of theory building within the history and philosophy of science. It examines the epistemological factors at play between the emerging scientific orthodoxy of the Big Bang theory and its alternatives"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Physical cosmology : a brief introduction

Discovery of the CMB and current cosmological orthodoxy

What constitutes an unorthodoxy? Epistemological framework of cosmology

Moderate unorthodoxies : the CMB with the Big Bang

Radical unorthodoxies : the CMB without the Big Bang

Formation of the orthodoxy and the alternatives : epistemological lessons

Other philosophically relevant aspects of the CMB

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 May 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781108956482

1108956483

9781108951968

1108951961