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.
Temas:
Astrophysics.
Cosmology.
Astrophysique.
Cosmologie.
astrophysics.
cosmology.
Astrophysics
Cosmology
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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