The Stuff of the Universe
Dark Matter, Mankind and the Coincidences of Cosmology
Published on 29. January 1990
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-0-434-62636-6 (ISBN)
Description
The unifying theme of this book is the question of what features of the Universe were essential for the emergence of creatures such as ourselves, and is it through coincidence, or for some deeper reason, that our Universe has these features?
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-434-62636-6 (9780434626366)
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Content
Part 1 Cosmic coincidences: how special is the Universe?; the geography of the Universe; two kinds of dark matter. Part 2 The stuff of the Universe: the particle zoo; halo stuff; core stuff; cosmic string; gravity's telescopes; the Lyman forest. Part 3 The bespoke universe: tailor-made for man?; or off the peg?.