| 书目名称 | Cosmology for the Curious |
| 编辑 | Delia Perlov,Alex Vilenkin |
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| 概述 | Non-technical overview of modern cosmology, accessible to all.Includes questions of varying difficulty, ideal for self-assessment.Updated second edition with new discussions on cutting-edge topics lik |
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| 描述 | .This book is a gentle introduction 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 i |
| 出版日期 | Book 2024Latest edition |
| 关键词 | Special Relativity; General Relativity; String Theory Landscape; Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation; |
| 版次 | 2 |
| doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58757-3 |
| isbn_ebook | 978-3-031-58757-3 |
| copyright | The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerl |
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