LEADER 03929nam 22006615 450 001 9910896187403321 005 20250807133247.0 010 $a9783031587573$b(eBook) 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-58757-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31707534 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31707534 035 $a(CKB)36284143400041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-58757-3 035 $a(EXLCZ)9936284143400041 100 $a20241004d2024 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCosmology for the Curious /$fby Delia Perlov, Alex Vilenkin 205 $a2nd ed. 2024. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (xvii, 390 pages) $cillustrations 311 08$a9783031587566 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aA Historical Overview -- Newton?s Universe -- Special Relativity -- The Fabric of Space and Time -- An Expanding Universe -- Observational Cosmology -- Hubble?s Law and the Expanding Universe -- The Fate of the Universe -- Dark Matter and Dark Energy -- The Quantum World -- The Hot Big Bang -- Structure Formation -- Element Abundances -- The Very Early Universe. 330 $aThis book is a gentle introduction for all those wishing to learn about modern views of the cosmos. Our universe originated in a great explosion ? the big bang. For nearly a century cosmologists have studied the aftermath of this explosion: how the universe expanded and cooled down, and how galaxies were gradually assembled by gravity. The nature of the bang itself has come into focus only relatively recently. It is the subject of the theory of cosmic inflation, which was developed in the last few decades and has led to a radically new global view of the universe. Students and other interested readers will find here a non-technical but conceptually rigorous account of modern cosmological ideas - describing what we know, and how we know it. One of the book's central themes is the scientific quest to find answers to the ultimate cosmic questions: Is the universe finite or infinite? Has it existed forever? If not, when and how did it come into being? Will it ever end? The book is based on the undergraduate course taught by Alex Vilenkin at Tufts University. It assumes no prior knowledge of physics or mathematics beyond elementary high school math. The necessary physics background is introduced as it is required. Each chapter includes a list of questions and exercises of varying degree of difficulty. This new edition includes hints for answering the questions and exercises, as well as extensions to the discussions on dark matter, quantum cosmology. A new chapter summarizing the standard cosmological model has also been added. . 606 $aCosmology 606 $aGravitation 606 $aNuclear physics 606 $aPhysics$xPhilosophy 606 $aReligion$xPhilosophy 606 $aCosmology 606 $aClassical and Quantum Gravity 606 $aNuclear and Particle Physics 606 $aPhilosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy 606 $aPhilosophy of Religion 615 0$aCosmology. 615 0$aGravitation. 615 0$aNuclear physics. 615 0$aPhysics$xPhilosophy. 615 0$aReligion$xPhilosophy. 615 14$aCosmology. 615 24$aClassical and Quantum Gravity. 615 24$aNuclear and Particle Physics. 615 24$aPhilosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy. 615 24$aPhilosophy of Religion. 676 $a523.1 700 $aPerlov$b Delia$0819528 702 $aVilenkin$b A$g(Alexander), 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910896187403321 996 $aCosmology for the Curious$92182320 997 $aUNINA