Adventures In Cosmology
Published on 29. August 2011
Book
Hardback
424 pages
978-981-4313-85-8 (ISBN)
Description
This volume tells of the quest for cosmology as seen by some of the finest cosmologists in the world. It starts with "Galaxy Formation from Start to Finish" and ends with "The First Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe," exploring in between the grand themes of galaxies, the early universe, expansion of the universe, dark matter and dark energy. This up-to-date collection of review articles offers a general introduction to cosmology and is intended for all probing into the profound questions on where we came from and where we are going.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Target group
College/higher education
Students, researchers and academics interested in cosmology
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
764 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-4313-85-8 (9789814313858)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Content
Galaxy Formation: From Start to Finish; The Re-Ionization of Cosmic Hydrogen by the First Galaxies; Reionizing the Universe with the First Sources of Light; The End of Cosmic Dark Ages; An Astrophysical and Cosmological View of Galaxy Clusters; Cosmology with FM Radio Antennae; Neutrinos in Cosmology; Particles as Dark Matter; Detecting Particle Dark Matter; Measuring the Expansion Rate of the Universe; The Accelerating Universe; Understanding Dark Energy; Dark Energy; The Cosmic Web and the Physics of the Intergalactic Medium.