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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811514103321

Titolo

Connecting quarks with the cosmos : eleven science questions for the new century / / Committee on the Physics of the Universe, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2003

ISBN

0-309-17113-X

1-280-18478-7

9786610184781

0-309-50569-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (222 p.)

Disciplina

530/.072/073

Soggetti

Astrophysics - Research - United States

Cosmology - Research - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Dedication -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction: Where We Are and Where We Can Be -- 2 Foundations: Matter, Space, and Time -- 3 How Are Matter, Space, and Time Unified? -- 4 How Did the Universe Get Going? -- 5 What Is the Nature of Dark Matter and Dark Energy? -- 6 What Are the Limits of Physical Law? -- 7 Realizing the Opportunities -- A Meeting Agendas -- B Call for Community Input -- C Project Proposals Received (Listed Chronologically) -- D Glossary and Acronyms.