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Adventures in cosmology [[electronic resource] /] / editor, David Goodstein
| Adventures in cosmology [[electronic resource] /] / editor, David Goodstein |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (423 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GoodsteinDavid L. <1939-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Cosmology
Dark matter (Astronomy) Galaxies |
| ISBN |
1-283-43342-7
9786613433428 981-4313-86-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; 1. Introduction; 2. Galaxy Formation: From Start to Finish Andrew Benson; 2.1 Historical Perspective; 2.2 The Universe Before Galaxies; 2.3 The Story So Far; 2.3.1 The end of the dark ages; 2.3.2 Population III and the first galaxies; 2.3.3 The reionization of the universe; 2.3.4 Establishing the Hubble sequence; 2.3.5 The rise of the supermassive black holes; 2.4 What the Future Holds; References; 3. The Reionization of Cosmic Hydrogen by the First Galaxies Abraham Loeb; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Observing our past; 3.1.2 The expanding Universe; 3.2 Galaxy Formation
3.2.1 Growth of linear perturbations3.2.2 Halo properties; 3.2.3 Formation of the first stars; 3.2.4 Gamma-ray bursts: probing the first stars one star at a time; 3.2.5 Supermassive black holes; 3.2.6 The epoch of reionization; 3.2.7 Post-reionization suppression of low-mass galaxies; 3.3 Probing the Diffuse Intergalactic Hydrogen; 3.3.1 Lyman-alpha absorption; 3.3.2 21-cm absorption or emission; 3.3.2.1 The spin temperature of the 21-cm transition of hydrogen; 3.3.2.2 A handy tool for studying cosmic reionization; 3.4 Epilog; Acknowledgments; Further Reading; References 4. Clusters of Galaxies Elena Pierpaoli4.1 What are Galaxy Clusters? Why are They Interesting?; 4.2 Structure Formation; 4.3 How do We Observe Clusters?; 4.4 Clusters in Cosmology; 4.5 Dark Matter or Modified Gravity?; 4.6 Gas, Galaxies and Their Evolution; Acknowledgments; References; 5. Reionizing the Universe with the First Sources of Light Volker Bromm; 5.1 The End of The Dark Ages; 5.2 Formation of a Population III Star; 5.3 Feedback in the Early Universe; 5.4 Brief History of Reionization; 5.5 Empirical Probes for Reionization; 5.6 Explosions at Cosmic Dawn; 5.7 The First Black Holes 5.8 Toward the First GalaxiesAcknowledgments; References; 6. Mapping the Cosmic Dawn Steven Furlanetto; 6.1 A Brief History of Our Universe: From Soup to Galaxies; 6.2 The Hidden Cosmic Dawn; 6.3 The Solution: Flipping Spins; 6.4 The Spin-Flip Transition as an Astronomical Tool; 6.5 Foiled!: Early Cosmology with the Spin-Flip Transition; 6.6 Spin-Flip Radiation Holds the Key to Observing the Cosmic Dawn; 6.7 The Spin-Flip Background: The First Stars; 6.8 The Spin-Flip Background: The First Black Holes; 6.9 The Spin-Flip Background: The Epoch of Reionization 6.10 FM Radio Antennae as Cosmic Observatories6.11 Piles and Tiles of Antennae: Mapping the Spin-Flip Background; 6.12 Mountains to Scale: Challenges to Observing the Spin-Flip Background; 6.13 Sound and Fury, Signifying Statistics; 6.14 An Explosion of Telescopes; 6.15 Dreams for the Future; 6.16 An Unfinished Story; 7. Neutrino Masses from Cosmology Ofer Lahav and Shaun Thomas; 7.1 A Brief History of Cosmological Neutrinos and Hot Dark Matter; 7.2 Insights from Particle Physics; 7.3 Background to Cosmology; 7.4 The Physics of Cosmological Neutrinos; 7.5 Observational Methods 7.5.1 The cosmic microwave background |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778816603321 |
| Singapore, : World Scientific, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Adventures in cosmology [[electronic resource] /] / editor, David Goodstein
| Adventures in cosmology [[electronic resource] /] / editor, David Goodstein |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore, : World Scientific, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (423 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GoodsteinDavid L. <1939-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Cosmology
Dark matter (Astronomy) Galaxies |
| ISBN |
1-283-43342-7
9786613433428 981-4313-86-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
CONTENTS; 1. Introduction; 2. Galaxy Formation: From Start to Finish Andrew Benson; 2.1 Historical Perspective; 2.2 The Universe Before Galaxies; 2.3 The Story So Far; 2.3.1 The end of the dark ages; 2.3.2 Population III and the first galaxies; 2.3.3 The reionization of the universe; 2.3.4 Establishing the Hubble sequence; 2.3.5 The rise of the supermassive black holes; 2.4 What the Future Holds; References; 3. The Reionization of Cosmic Hydrogen by the First Galaxies Abraham Loeb; 3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Observing our past; 3.1.2 The expanding Universe; 3.2 Galaxy Formation
3.2.1 Growth of linear perturbations3.2.2 Halo properties; 3.2.3 Formation of the first stars; 3.2.4 Gamma-ray bursts: probing the first stars one star at a time; 3.2.5 Supermassive black holes; 3.2.6 The epoch of reionization; 3.2.7 Post-reionization suppression of low-mass galaxies; 3.3 Probing the Diffuse Intergalactic Hydrogen; 3.3.1 Lyman-alpha absorption; 3.3.2 21-cm absorption or emission; 3.3.2.1 The spin temperature of the 21-cm transition of hydrogen; 3.3.2.2 A handy tool for studying cosmic reionization; 3.4 Epilog; Acknowledgments; Further Reading; References 4. Clusters of Galaxies Elena Pierpaoli4.1 What are Galaxy Clusters? Why are They Interesting?; 4.2 Structure Formation; 4.3 How do We Observe Clusters?; 4.4 Clusters in Cosmology; 4.5 Dark Matter or Modified Gravity?; 4.6 Gas, Galaxies and Their Evolution; Acknowledgments; References; 5. Reionizing the Universe with the First Sources of Light Volker Bromm; 5.1 The End of The Dark Ages; 5.2 Formation of a Population III Star; 5.3 Feedback in the Early Universe; 5.4 Brief History of Reionization; 5.5 Empirical Probes for Reionization; 5.6 Explosions at Cosmic Dawn; 5.7 The First Black Holes 5.8 Toward the First GalaxiesAcknowledgments; References; 6. Mapping the Cosmic Dawn Steven Furlanetto; 6.1 A Brief History of Our Universe: From Soup to Galaxies; 6.2 The Hidden Cosmic Dawn; 6.3 The Solution: Flipping Spins; 6.4 The Spin-Flip Transition as an Astronomical Tool; 6.5 Foiled!: Early Cosmology with the Spin-Flip Transition; 6.6 Spin-Flip Radiation Holds the Key to Observing the Cosmic Dawn; 6.7 The Spin-Flip Background: The First Stars; 6.8 The Spin-Flip Background: The First Black Holes; 6.9 The Spin-Flip Background: The Epoch of Reionization 6.10 FM Radio Antennae as Cosmic Observatories6.11 Piles and Tiles of Antennae: Mapping the Spin-Flip Background; 6.12 Mountains to Scale: Challenges to Observing the Spin-Flip Background; 6.13 Sound and Fury, Signifying Statistics; 6.14 An Explosion of Telescopes; 6.15 Dreams for the Future; 6.16 An Unfinished Story; 7. Neutrino Masses from Cosmology Ofer Lahav and Shaun Thomas; 7.1 A Brief History of Cosmological Neutrinos and Hot Dark Matter; 7.2 Insights from Particle Physics; 7.3 Background to Cosmology; 7.4 The Physics of Cosmological Neutrinos; 7.5 Observational Methods 7.5.1 The cosmic microwave background |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821507603321 |
| Singapore, : World Scientific, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Beyond the stars [[electronic resource] ] : our origins and the search for life in the universe / / Paolo Saraceno ; translated by David Goodstein
| Beyond the stars [[electronic resource] ] : our origins and the search for life in the universe / / Paolo Saraceno ; translated by David Goodstein |
| Autore | Saraceno Paolo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (388 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GoodsteinDavid L. <1939-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Cosmology
Life on other planets Life - Origin Molecular evolution Evolution (Biology) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
981-4295-55-8
1-299-13307-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Part I Origins; Chapter 1 Our Origins; 1.1 The Ancient Questions; 1.2 You Can't Answer Everything; 1.3 The Importance of Doubt; 1.4 Are Science and Religion Compatible?; 1.5 Life in the Universe; Chapter 2 The Beginning of Everything; 2.1 The Big Bang; 2.2 Olbers' Paradox; 2.3 Hubble's Constant; 2.4 The Expanding Universe; 2.5 Background Radiation; 2.6 The Inflated Universe; 2.7 The Horizon of "Our" Universe; 2.8 The Image of the Most Distant Source; 2.9 Dark Matter and Energy; 2.10 After the Big Bang; 2.11 Before the Big Bang
Chapter 3 Origins of Stars and Planets3.1 The Stars and the Planets; 3.2 The Placental Cloud; 3.3 From the Cloud to the Star; 3.4 The Giant Molecular Clouds; 3.5 Populations of Stars; 3.6 Disks; 3.7 Outflows; 3.8 The Planets; 3.9 The Discovery of the First Planets; 3.10 Timescales; 3.11 The End of the Cloud; Chapter 4 The Origin of the Elements; 4.1 The Primordial Abundances; 4.2 The Origin of the Elements; 4.3 The Luminosity of the Stars; 4.4 White Dwarfs and Red Giants; 4.5 Supernovae; 4.6 The Cycle of Matter; 4.7 Fuel for the Stars; 4.8 The Abundances of the Elements on the Earth 4.9 The Spectra of the Stars4.10 Molecules in Space; Chapter 5 The Origins of Life; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Life is a Chemical Process; 5.3 The Primordial Soup; 5.4 The Cell; 5.5 The Kingdom of the Living Things; 5.6 DNA: An Instruction Manual for Organisms; 5.7 Variations in the Genetic Code; 5.8 Darwin's Theory of Evolution; 5.9 Evolution and Complexity; 5.10 The Cultural Evolution; 5.11 Does Life Come by Chance?; 5.12 Why Carbon?; 5.13 Suppose Life Came from Space; 5.14 Conclusion; Part II The Case of the Earth; Chapter 6 History of the Earth; 6.1 Fossils and the Age of the Rocks 6.2 The Primordial Earth6.3 The Birth of Life; 6.4 The First Bacteria; 6.5 The First Three Billion Years; 6.6 Photosynthesis; 6.7 From Cells to Multicellular Organisms; 6.8 The "Big Bang" of Evolution: The Origin of Species; 6.9 From the Origin of the Species to the Dinosaurs; 6.10 The Dinosaurs; 6.11 The End of the Dinosaurs; 6.12 Mammals; Chapter 7 Extinctions; 7.1 Extinctions of Species in Biological Evolution; 7.2 Causes of Extinctions; Intense volcanic eruptions; Large drop in sea levels; Meteorite impacts; 7.3 Mass Extinctions; 7.4 Extinctions and the Species on the Earth 7.5 The Modern Era Extinction7.6 The Anthropocene; 7.7 Polar Ices; 7.8 The Climate: An Unstable System; 7.9 The Problem of Energy; 7.10 A Difficult Choice; 7.11 What Future Will We Have?; Chapter 8 An Inhabitable Planet; 8.1 The Habitable Zone in the Galaxy; The central zone of the galaxy; The intermediate zone; The external zone; 8.2 The Reservoir of the Comets; 8.3 The External Planets; 8.4 Mars; 8.5 Venus; 8.6 The Earth: A Habitable Planet; 8.7 The Habitable Zone of the Planetary System; Chapter 9 The Importance of Continental Drift; 9.1 A World of Water; 9.2 The Structure of the Earth 9.3 Continental Drift |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452732003321 |
Saraceno Paolo
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||
| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Beyond the stars [[electronic resource] ] : our origins and the search for life in the universe / / Paolo Saraceno ; translated by David Goodstein
| Beyond the stars [[electronic resource] ] : our origins and the search for life in the universe / / Paolo Saraceno ; translated by David Goodstein |
| Autore | Saraceno Paolo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (388 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GoodsteinDavid L. <1939-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Cosmology
Life on other planets Life - Origin Molecular evolution Evolution (Biology) |
| ISBN |
981-4295-55-8
1-299-13307-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Part I Origins; Chapter 1 Our Origins; 1.1 The Ancient Questions; 1.2 You Can't Answer Everything; 1.3 The Importance of Doubt; 1.4 Are Science and Religion Compatible?; 1.5 Life in the Universe; Chapter 2 The Beginning of Everything; 2.1 The Big Bang; 2.2 Olbers' Paradox; 2.3 Hubble's Constant; 2.4 The Expanding Universe; 2.5 Background Radiation; 2.6 The Inflated Universe; 2.7 The Horizon of "Our" Universe; 2.8 The Image of the Most Distant Source; 2.9 Dark Matter and Energy; 2.10 After the Big Bang; 2.11 Before the Big Bang
Chapter 3 Origins of Stars and Planets3.1 The Stars and the Planets; 3.2 The Placental Cloud; 3.3 From the Cloud to the Star; 3.4 The Giant Molecular Clouds; 3.5 Populations of Stars; 3.6 Disks; 3.7 Outflows; 3.8 The Planets; 3.9 The Discovery of the First Planets; 3.10 Timescales; 3.11 The End of the Cloud; Chapter 4 The Origin of the Elements; 4.1 The Primordial Abundances; 4.2 The Origin of the Elements; 4.3 The Luminosity of the Stars; 4.4 White Dwarfs and Red Giants; 4.5 Supernovae; 4.6 The Cycle of Matter; 4.7 Fuel for the Stars; 4.8 The Abundances of the Elements on the Earth 4.9 The Spectra of the Stars4.10 Molecules in Space; Chapter 5 The Origins of Life; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Life is a Chemical Process; 5.3 The Primordial Soup; 5.4 The Cell; 5.5 The Kingdom of the Living Things; 5.6 DNA: An Instruction Manual for Organisms; 5.7 Variations in the Genetic Code; 5.8 Darwin's Theory of Evolution; 5.9 Evolution and Complexity; 5.10 The Cultural Evolution; 5.11 Does Life Come by Chance?; 5.12 Why Carbon?; 5.13 Suppose Life Came from Space; 5.14 Conclusion; Part II The Case of the Earth; Chapter 6 History of the Earth; 6.1 Fossils and the Age of the Rocks 6.2 The Primordial Earth6.3 The Birth of Life; 6.4 The First Bacteria; 6.5 The First Three Billion Years; 6.6 Photosynthesis; 6.7 From Cells to Multicellular Organisms; 6.8 The "Big Bang" of Evolution: The Origin of Species; 6.9 From the Origin of the Species to the Dinosaurs; 6.10 The Dinosaurs; 6.11 The End of the Dinosaurs; 6.12 Mammals; Chapter 7 Extinctions; 7.1 Extinctions of Species in Biological Evolution; 7.2 Causes of Extinctions; Intense volcanic eruptions; Large drop in sea levels; Meteorite impacts; 7.3 Mass Extinctions; 7.4 Extinctions and the Species on the Earth 7.5 The Modern Era Extinction7.6 The Anthropocene; 7.7 Polar Ices; 7.8 The Climate: An Unstable System; 7.9 The Problem of Energy; 7.10 A Difficult Choice; 7.11 What Future Will We Have?; Chapter 8 An Inhabitable Planet; 8.1 The Habitable Zone in the Galaxy; The central zone of the galaxy; The intermediate zone; The external zone; 8.2 The Reservoir of the Comets; 8.3 The External Planets; 8.4 Mars; 8.5 Venus; 8.6 The Earth: A Habitable Planet; 8.7 The Habitable Zone of the Planetary System; Chapter 9 The Importance of Continental Drift; 9.1 A World of Water; 9.2 The Structure of the Earth 9.3 Continental Drift |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779579103321 |
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Saraceno Paolo
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| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Beyond the stars [[electronic resource] ] : our origins and the search for life in the universe / / Paolo Saraceno ; translated by David Goodstein
| Beyond the stars [[electronic resource] ] : our origins and the search for life in the universe / / Paolo Saraceno ; translated by David Goodstein |
| Autore | Saraceno Paolo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (388 p.) |
| Disciplina | 523.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | GoodsteinDavid L. <1939-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Cosmology
Life on other planets Life - Origin Molecular evolution Evolution (Biology) |
| ISBN |
981-4295-55-8
1-299-13307-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Part I Origins; Chapter 1 Our Origins; 1.1 The Ancient Questions; 1.2 You Can't Answer Everything; 1.3 The Importance of Doubt; 1.4 Are Science and Religion Compatible?; 1.5 Life in the Universe; Chapter 2 The Beginning of Everything; 2.1 The Big Bang; 2.2 Olbers' Paradox; 2.3 Hubble's Constant; 2.4 The Expanding Universe; 2.5 Background Radiation; 2.6 The Inflated Universe; 2.7 The Horizon of "Our" Universe; 2.8 The Image of the Most Distant Source; 2.9 Dark Matter and Energy; 2.10 After the Big Bang; 2.11 Before the Big Bang
Chapter 3 Origins of Stars and Planets3.1 The Stars and the Planets; 3.2 The Placental Cloud; 3.3 From the Cloud to the Star; 3.4 The Giant Molecular Clouds; 3.5 Populations of Stars; 3.6 Disks; 3.7 Outflows; 3.8 The Planets; 3.9 The Discovery of the First Planets; 3.10 Timescales; 3.11 The End of the Cloud; Chapter 4 The Origin of the Elements; 4.1 The Primordial Abundances; 4.2 The Origin of the Elements; 4.3 The Luminosity of the Stars; 4.4 White Dwarfs and Red Giants; 4.5 Supernovae; 4.6 The Cycle of Matter; 4.7 Fuel for the Stars; 4.8 The Abundances of the Elements on the Earth 4.9 The Spectra of the Stars4.10 Molecules in Space; Chapter 5 The Origins of Life; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Life is a Chemical Process; 5.3 The Primordial Soup; 5.4 The Cell; 5.5 The Kingdom of the Living Things; 5.6 DNA: An Instruction Manual for Organisms; 5.7 Variations in the Genetic Code; 5.8 Darwin's Theory of Evolution; 5.9 Evolution and Complexity; 5.10 The Cultural Evolution; 5.11 Does Life Come by Chance?; 5.12 Why Carbon?; 5.13 Suppose Life Came from Space; 5.14 Conclusion; Part II The Case of the Earth; Chapter 6 History of the Earth; 6.1 Fossils and the Age of the Rocks 6.2 The Primordial Earth6.3 The Birth of Life; 6.4 The First Bacteria; 6.5 The First Three Billion Years; 6.6 Photosynthesis; 6.7 From Cells to Multicellular Organisms; 6.8 The "Big Bang" of Evolution: The Origin of Species; 6.9 From the Origin of the Species to the Dinosaurs; 6.10 The Dinosaurs; 6.11 The End of the Dinosaurs; 6.12 Mammals; Chapter 7 Extinctions; 7.1 Extinctions of Species in Biological Evolution; 7.2 Causes of Extinctions; Intense volcanic eruptions; Large drop in sea levels; Meteorite impacts; 7.3 Mass Extinctions; 7.4 Extinctions and the Species on the Earth 7.5 The Modern Era Extinction7.6 The Anthropocene; 7.7 Polar Ices; 7.8 The Climate: An Unstable System; 7.9 The Problem of Energy; 7.10 A Difficult Choice; 7.11 What Future Will We Have?; Chapter 8 An Inhabitable Planet; 8.1 The Habitable Zone in the Galaxy; The central zone of the galaxy; The intermediate zone; The external zone; 8.2 The Reservoir of the Comets; 8.3 The External Planets; 8.4 Mars; 8.5 Venus; 8.6 The Earth: A Habitable Planet; 8.7 The Habitable Zone of the Planetary System; Chapter 9 The Importance of Continental Drift; 9.1 A World of Water; 9.2 The Structure of the Earth 9.3 Continental Drift |
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Saraceno Paolo
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| Singapore ; ; Hackensack, NJ, : World Scientific, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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