How Cosmologists Explain the Universe to Friends and Family

• Κύριοι συγγραφείς: Malik, Karim A. (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Matravers, David R. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Astronomers' Universe,
• Θέματα: Astronomy.; Cosmology.; Popular Science in Astronomy.

This fascinating book provides an accessible and up-to-date overview of modern cosmology. In particular, the book discusses the formation of the Cosmic Microwave Background and the evolution of large scale structures in the universe, the distribution of galaxies and clusters of galaxies on very larg...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Introduction
• How does science work?
• What observations do we use?
• What do we observe?
• What is the universe made of?
• What are the forces that shape the universe?
• How does the structure in the universe form?
• Going Back in Time
• How did it all begin?. What lies beyond?
• What didn't fit - more technical and side issues
• Glossary.