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Cosmology for the curious

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Cosmology for the curious/ by Delia Perlov, Alex Vilenkin.
Author:	Perlov, Delia.
other author:	Vilenkin, Alex.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing : : 2017.,
Description:	xiv, 372 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ; : 24 cm.;
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Cosmology - Congresses. -
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57040-2
ISBN:	9783319570402

Cosmology for the curious
Perlov, Delia.

Cosmology for the curious[electronic resource] /by Delia Perlov, Alex Vilenkin. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2017. - xiv, 372 p. :ill. (some col.), digital ;24 cm.

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.

This book is an introductory text 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.

ISBN: 9783319570402

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-57040-2doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

672889
Cosmology
--Congresses.

LC Class. No.: QB982

Dewey Class. No.: 523.1

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