In the last years we have witnessed how the field of Cosmology has experienced a metamorphosis. From being essentially the search for three numbers (the expansion rate, the deceleration parameter, and the cosmological constant), it has become a precision science. This scientific discipline is determ...
Γλώσσα: | English |
---|---|
Έκδοση: |
InTechOpen
2016
|
id |
oapen-20.500.12657-32345 |
---|---|
record_format |
dspace |
spelling |
oapen-20.500.12657-323452021-11-12T16:33:19Z Open Questions in Cosmology Olmo, Gonzalo J. cosmology bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PD Science: general issues In the last years we have witnessed how the field of Cosmology has experienced a metamorphosis. From being essentially the search for three numbers (the expansion rate, the deceleration parameter, and the cosmological constant), it has become a precision science. This scientific discipline is determined to unravel the most minute details of the elementary processes that took place during the most primitive stages of the Universe and also of the mechanisms driving the cosmic expansion and the growth of structures at the largest scales. To achieve these goals one needs not only the development of new experimental and observational techniques but also a deep understanding of the underlying theoretical frameworks. This book gathers the work of leading experts in these fields and provides a broad view of some of the most relevant open questions faced by Cosmology at the beginning of the twenty-first century. 2016-12-31 23:55:55 2019-10-04 14:28:33 2020-04-01T14:06:59Z 2020-04-01T14:06:59Z 2012 book 612589 OCN: 1030816191 9789535108801 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/32345 eng InTechOpen 10.5772/45746 10.5772/45746 09f6769d-48ed-467d-b150-4cf2680656a1 ce50ca64-142c-4528-9d49-32fc9dbea374 9789535108801 342 open access |
institution |
OAPEN |
collection |
DSpace |
language |
English |
description |
In the last years we have witnessed how the field of Cosmology has experienced a metamorphosis. From being essentially the search for three numbers (the expansion rate, the deceleration parameter, and the cosmological constant), it has become a precision science. This scientific discipline is determined to unravel the most minute details of the elementary processes that took place during the most primitive stages of the Universe and also of the mechanisms driving the cosmic expansion and the growth of structures at the largest scales. To achieve these goals one needs not only the development of new experimental and observational techniques but also a deep understanding of the underlying theoretical frameworks. This book gathers the work of leading experts in these fields and provides a broad view of some of the most relevant open questions faced by Cosmology at the beginning of the twenty-first century. |
publisher |
InTechOpen |
publishDate |
2016 |
_version_ |
1771297473627684864 |