Great mysteries in astrophysics : a guide to what we don't know /

This book explores the biggest gaps in current research of the universe. The text covers topics such as dark matter, dark energy, the Hubble constant/tension, deaths of massive stars, mysteries associated with black holes, neutron stars, and binary/ multiple systems. Written at a general and accessi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lloyd-Ronning, Nicole M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol [England] (No.2 The Distillery, Glassfields, Avon Street, Bristol, BS2 0GR, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2022]
Colección:IOP (Series). Release 22.
AAS-IOP astronomy. 2022 collection.
Temas:
Astrophysics.
Galaxies & stars.
AAS: Education, Outreach and Heritage.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Solving scientific problems
  • 1.2. Solving astrophysical mysteries--deep space forensics
  • 1.3. Further reading
  • 2. How we see the universe
  • 2.1. Light
  • 2.2. Particles
  • 2.3. Gravitational waves
  • 2.4. Looking back in time
  • 2.5. Further reading
  • 3. Inventory of the universe--something is missing!
  • 3.1. A note about distance and scale
  • 3.2. Baryonic matter
  • 3.3. Dark matter
  • 3.4. Dark energy
  • 3.5. Further reading
  • 4. The expansion of the universe and the Hubble tension
  • 4.1. Standard cosmological model
  • 4.2. Hubble's law
  • 4.3. Where to go from here
  • 4.4. Further reading
  • 5. The first stars and galaxies
  • 5.1. The first stars
  • 5.2. The first galaxies
  • 5.3. Further reading
  • 6. Couples+
  • 6.1. Bound or interacting stars
  • 6.2. Binary formation
  • 6.3. Bound or interacting galaxies
  • 6.4. Further reading
  • 7. How massive stars die
  • 7.1. Supernovae
  • 7.2. Gamma-ray bursts
  • 7.3. Further reading
  • 8. Matter at extreme densities--neutron stars
  • 8.1. Superdense matter--the neutron star equation of state
  • 8.2. Mysteries associated with 'ordinary' pulsars
  • 8.3. Fast radio bursts
  • 8.4. Neutron star mergers and heavy element production
  • 8.5. Further reading
  • 9. And then what? ... black holes!
  • 9.1. Stellar mass black holes
  • 9.2. Intermediate mass black holes--where are they?
  • 9.3. Supermassive black holes
  • 9.4. Black hole-disk phenomena
  • 9.5. Primordial black holes
  • 9.6. Further reading
  • 10. Looking forward
  • 10.1. Looking to the future
  • 10.2. Final thoughts
  • 10.3. Further reading.

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