Cosmology : the science of the universe /

Don't say we didn't warn you: this book may well blow your mind. Of course, boggled brains are an occupational hazard in cosmology, the branch of astrophysics that studies the universe on its very largest scales. Practitioners of the field talk about the origin of time and the possibility...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:QB981 H3.77 2000
Autor principal: Harrison, Edward Robert (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Eng. ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Edición:2nd edition.
Temas:
Cosmology
Cosmología
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. What is cosmology?.
  • 2. Early scientific cosmology.
  • 3. Cartesian and Newtonian world systems.
  • 4. Cosmology after Newton andbefore Einstein.
  • 5. Stars.
  • 6. Galaxies.
  • 7. Location and thecosmic center.
  • 8. Containment and the cosmic edge.
  • 9. Space and time.
  • 10. Curved space.
  • 11. Special relativity.
  • 12. Generalrelativity.
  • 13. Black holes.
  • 14. Expansion of the universe.
  • 15. Redshifts.
  • 16. Newtonian cosmology.
  • 17. The cosmic box.
  • 18. The many universes.
  • 19. Observational cosmology.
  • 20. The early universe.
  • 21. Horizons in the universe.
  • 22. Inflation.
  • 23. Thecosmic numbers.
  • 24. Darkness at night.
  • 25. Creation of the universe.
  • 26. Life in the universe.
  • App. Fundamental quantities.

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