Questions of Modern Cosmology Galileo's Legacy /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: D'Onofrio, Mauro (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Burigana, Carlo (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Θέματα: Physics.; Gravitation.; Observations, Astronomical.; Astronomy > Observations.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory.; Astronomy, Observations and Techniques.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.

Are we living in the "golden age" of cosmology? Are we close to understanding the nature of the unknown ingredients of the currently most accepted cosmological model and the physics of the early Universe? Or are we instead approaching a paradigm shift? What is dark matter and does it exist...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Fundamental Cosmological Observations and Data Interpretation
• Astrophysical Cosmology
• From Galileo to Modern Cosmology: Alternative Paradigms and Science Boundary Conditions
• Next Challenges
• Concluding Remarks.