Elementary cosmology : from Aristotle's universe to the big bang and beyond
Cosmology is the study of the origin, size, and evolution of the entire universe. Every culture has developed a cosmology, whether it be based on religious, philosophical, or scientific principles. In this book, the evolution of the scientific understanding of the Universe in Western tradition is tr...
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Médium: | E-kniha |
Jazyk: | angličtina |
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San Rafael :
Morgan & Claypool Publishers,
2015
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Edice: | IOP concise physics
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Žánr/forma: | monografie elektronické knihy |
ISBN: | 978-1-6817-4100-0 978-1-6817-4228-1 978-1-6817-4036-2 |
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Obsah:
- 1. The scientific method
- 2. Early astronomy
- 3. Nebulae
- 4. Cosmic distances
- 5. Space-time
- 6. The Big Bang
- 7. Cosmic microwave background radiation
- 8. Dark matter
- 9. The standard model of cosmology
- 10. The very early Big Bang
- 11. Inflation
- 12. Dark energy
- 13. Higher dimensions
- 14. String theory
- 15. Black holes and wormholes
- 16. Reading list
- 17. Links to astronomy websites