Bubbles, Voids and Bumps in Time
The New Cosmology
Seiten
1991
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-42673-2 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-42673-2 (ISBN)
In this volume, six leading cosmologists provide a current 'state of the universe' report, examining what we know about the universe, and what pieces are still missing from the cosmic puzzle.
In the last decade, advances made in observational instruments and computational techniques have allowed astronomers to look both deeper into space and, by implication, further back into time to construct new scenarios for the probable beginning and possible end of the cosmos. Ironically, each new discovery, while revealing intricate details, has also posed new questions. People have always speculated on the nature of the universe, pondering its origin, evolution and eventual fate. In this volume, six leading cosmologists provide a current 'state of the universe' report: what we have learned about its nature - but also what pieces are still missing from the cosmic puzzle. Taken in toto their contributions provide a stimulating addition to the field.
In the last decade, advances made in observational instruments and computational techniques have allowed astronomers to look both deeper into space and, by implication, further back into time to construct new scenarios for the probable beginning and possible end of the cosmos. Ironically, each new discovery, while revealing intricate details, has also posed new questions. People have always speculated on the nature of the universe, pondering its origin, evolution and eventual fate. In this volume, six leading cosmologists provide a current 'state of the universe' report: what we have learned about its nature - but also what pieces are still missing from the cosmic puzzle. Taken in toto their contributions provide a stimulating addition to the field.
1. Discovering the universe: an introduction Alan P. Lightman; 2. Measuring the universe: redshifts and standard candles Robert P. Kirshner; 3. Mapping the universe: slices and bubbles Margarer J. Geller; 4. Weighing the universe: dark matter and missing mass Vera C. Rubin; 5. Starting the universe: the Big Bang and cosmic inflation Alan H. Guth; 6. Expanding the universe: Space Telescope and beyond in the next twenty years James E. Gunn; Index.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.11.1991 |
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Zusatzinfo | 46 Halftones, unspecified; 22 Line drawings, unspecified |
Verlagsort | Cambridge |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 270 g |
Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik |
ISBN-10 | 0-521-42673-1 / 0521426731 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-42673-2 / 9780521426732 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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