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Foundations of modern cosmology /
Recent discoveries in astronomy have revolutionized the field of cosmology. While many long-standing questions in cosmology have now been answered, the new data pose new mysteries such as the nature of the "dark energy" that dominates the universe. This second edition provides an accessibl...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
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| Edición: | 2nd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Recent discoveries in astronomy have revolutionized the field of cosmology. While many long-standing questions in cosmology have now been answered, the new data pose new mysteries such as the nature of the "dark energy" that dominates the universe. This second edition provides an accessible and thorough text on the physics of cosmology and a lively account of the modern concordance model of the universe, from the big bang to a distant future dominated by dark energy. - ;Recent discoveries in astronomy, especially those made with data collected by satellites such as the Hubble Space T. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 554 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-541) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191523976 9780191523977 9786611346317 6611346317 |