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Conversations about Astrophysics and Cosmology

Conversations About Astrophysics & Cosmology is a five-part Ideas Roadshow Collection of carefully-edited Ideas Roadshow Conversations featuring 5 leading physicists with a detailed preface highlighting the connections between the different books. All five books include a detailed essay setting...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Burton, Howard
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto : Open Agenda Publishing, 2020.
Colección:Ideas Roadshow Collections.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Intro -- Textual Note -- Preface -- Cosmological Conundrums -- A conversation with Justin Khoury -- Introduction -- I. Becoming a Physicist -- II. The Victim of Its Success? -- III. Periodically Fiery -- IV. The CMB -- V. The Process of Discovery -- VI. Learning from History -- VII. MOND vs. Dark Matter, Part I -- VIII. MOND vs. Dark Matter, Part II -- IX. Why Not Both? -- X. Dark Energy -- XI. Personal vs. Professional -- XII. Revolutionary Rumblings -- Astrophysical Wonders -- A conversation with Scott Tremaine -- Introduction -- I. Personal Reflections -- II. Exoplanetary Insights 
505 8 |a III. Puzzles and Solutions -- IV. Rings, Comets and Pluto -- V. Investigating Stability -- VI. Large-scale Issues -- VII. Black Holes -- VIII. Fundamental Questions -- IX. Concluding Thoughts -- Continuing the Conversation -- A Universe of Particles -- Cosmological Reflections -- A conversation with Rocky Kolb -- Introduction -- I. Cool Beginnings -- II. Cosmic Inflation -- III. Dark Matter -- IV. Dark Energy -- V. Motivational Insights -- Continuing the Conversation -- Inflated Expectations -- A Cosmological Tale -- A conversation with Paul Steinhardt -- Introduction -- I. Scientific Beginnings 
505 8 |a II. Inflationary Excitement -- III. Progress, Tuned Appropriately -- IV. Two Major Issues -- V. Cosmological Denial -- VI. Bouncing Back? -- Continuing the Conversation -- The Cyclic Universe -- A conversation with Roger Penrose -- Introduction -- I. Inadvertent Success -- II. Considering Entropy -- III. Mysteries and False Explanations -- IV. Conformal Geometry -- V. CCC: The Basic Idea -- VI. Light Cones -- VII. Massive Headaches -- VIII. Necessary Conditions -- IX. Cosmic Imprints? -- X. Battling Onwards -- Continuing the Conversation 
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