1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910813751503321

Autore

Thomson Derick S.

Titolo

An introduction to Gaelic poetry / / Derrick Thomson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2001

ISBN

1-4744-7314-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 pages)

Disciplina

891.631009

Soggetti

Scottish Gaelic poetry - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- An Introductory note -- 1 The bardic poets -- 2 The Song-makers and their songs -- 3 Poetry in transition -- 4 Clan and politics -- 5 Poetry of the Eighteenth Century -- 6 Gaelic poets in Lowlands and Highlands -- 7 Renaissance -- A 1989 Postscript -- Bibliography -- 1989 Supplement to bibliography -- Notes and References -- Index of Gaelic poets -- General Index

Sommario/riassunto

Introduces the reader to Gaelic poetry



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910130849703321

Autore

Bojowald Martin

Titolo

Quantum cosmology : a fundamental description of the universe / / Martin Bojowald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2011

ISBN

9781441982766

1441982760

Edizione

[1st ed. 2011.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (X, 310 p.)

Collana

Lecture notes in physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; v. 835

Disciplina

530.1

Soggetti

Quantum cosmology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Quantizing the whole universe -- pt. 2. Effective descriptions -- pt. 3. Beyond isotropic models -- pt. 4. Mathematical issues.

Sommario/riassunto

The universe, ultimately, is to be described by quantum theory.  Quantum aspects of all there is, including space and time, may not be significant for many purposes, but are crucial for some time.  And so a quantum description of cosmology is required for a complete and consistent worldview. Consequences of quantum gravity on grander scales are expected to be enormous.  In Quantum Cosmology, A Fundamental Description of the Universe, Martin Bojowald discusses his theory to see how black holes behave and where our universe came from.  Applications like loop quantum gravity and cosmology have by now shed much light on cosmic evolution of a universe in a fundamental, microscopic description.  Modern techniques demonstrate how the universe may have come from a non-singular phase before the Big Bang, how equations for the evolution of structure can be derived, how observations could be used to test these claims, but  also what fundamental limitations remain to our knowledge of the universe before the Big Bang.