Cosmology and the Evolution of the Universe
1st Edition
Published on 12. August 2009
232 pages
978-1-57356-799-2 (ISBN)
Description
This volumes in the Greenwood Guides to the Universe series covers the current scientific understanding of the creation and evolution of the universe.
Cosmology and the Evolution of the Universe provides readers with an up-to-date survey of the current scientific understanding of how the universe has evolved in the almost 14 billion years since the Big Bang. Scientifically sound and written with the student in mind, it is an excellent first step for students researching the science of cosmology and a resource for all who wish to know more about the evolution of the universe.
Cosmology and the Evolution of the Universe discusses all areas of what is known about the subject. Topics include: the large-scale structure of the universe; the discovery and importance of cosmic microwave background radiation; and the forces and particles involved in the evolution of the universe. The book even tackles that most provocative of questions: How will the universe end?
Cosmology and the Evolution of the Universe provides readers with an up-to-date survey of the current scientific understanding of how the universe has evolved in the almost 14 billion years since the Big Bang. Scientifically sound and written with the student in mind, it is an excellent first step for students researching the science of cosmology and a resource for all who wish to know more about the evolution of the universe.
Cosmology and the Evolution of the Universe discusses all areas of what is known about the subject. Topics include: the large-scale structure of the universe; the discovery and importance of cosmic microwave background radiation; and the forces and particles involved in the evolution of the universe. The book even tackles that most provocative of questions: How will the universe end?
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Children/juvenile
File size
18,32 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-57356-799-2 (9781573567992)
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Martin Ratcliffe | Timothy F. Slater | Lauren V. Jones
Cosmology and the Evolution of the Universe
Book
07/2009
Greenwood Press
€81.50
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Persons
Martin Ratcliffe teaches cosmology at Wichita State University, Wichita, KS.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Series Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 First Steps: Historical View of Ancient Models of the Universe
- 2 The Big Picture: Discovering the Expanding Universe
- 3 The Cosmic Microwave Background
- 4 The First One Hundred Seconds
- 5 Inflation
- 6 The First Stars
- 7 Dark Matter
- 8 Dark Energy and the Accelerating Universe
- 9 Simulating the Universe
- 10 Future Telescopes
- Glossary
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- Annotated Bibliography
- Index
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