Where did the universe come from? and other cosmic questions : our universe, from the quantum to the cosmos /
"Have you ever wanted to travel to the edge of the universe? What about getting sucked up into a black hole? For fans of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry comes an accessible science narrative that invites readers to eavesdrop on a conversation between two scientists as they dive into a multid...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autores principales: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Naperville, Illinois :
Sourcebooks,
2021.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover
- Front Flap
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- The Quantum and the Cosmos
- Part 1: The Quantum of Cosmos Past
- Where did the universe come from?
- Why is the universe so smooth?
- Why is there matter in the universe?
- Where did the elements come from?
- Part 2: The Quantum of Cosmos Present
- How did we unravel the chemistry of the heavens?
- Where did the chemicals inside us come from?
- Why do dying stars rip themselves apart?
- Is the entire universe a quantum thing?
- Part 3: The Quantum of Cosmos Future
- Why don't all dead stars become black holes?
- Will matter last forever?
- Do black holes last forever?
- Is the end of the universe really the end?
- Part 4: The Future of a Quantum Cosmos
- Where have we been?
- What does a theory of everything look like?
- Where can a theory of everything take us?
- What still stands in our way?
- Acknowledgments
- Endnotes
- Index
- About the Authors
- Back Flap
- Back Cover