Cosmology for the Curious / / by Delia Perlov, Alex Vilenkin |
Autore | Perlov Delia |
Edizione | [2nd ed. 2024.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (388 pages) |
Disciplina | 523.1 |
Altri autori (Persone) | VilenkinAlex |
Soggetto topico |
Cosmology
Gravitation Nuclear physics Physics - Philosophy Religion - Philosophy Classical and Quantum Gravity Nuclear and Particle Physics Philosophical Foundations of Physics and Astronomy Philosophy of Religion |
ISBN | 3-031-58757-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910896187403321 |
Perlov Delia | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Cosmology for the Curious / / by Delia Perlov, Alex Vilenkin |
Autore | Perlov Delia |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2017.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (XIV, 372 p. 202 illus., 63 illus. in color.) |
Disciplina | 523.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Cosmology
Gravitation Nuclear physics Physics Religion—Philosophy Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory Particle and Nuclear Physics History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics Philosophy of Religion |
ISBN | 3-319-57040-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Part I The Big Bang and the Observable Universe: A 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 -- Part II Beyond the Big Bang: Problems with the big bang -- The theory of cosmic inflation -- Testing inflation: predictions and observations -- Eternal inflation -- String theory and the multiverse -- Anthropic selection -- The principle of mediocrity -- Did the universe have a beginning? -- Creation of universes from nothing -- The big picture -- Appendix. . |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910254578303321 |
Perlov Delia | ||
Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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