Origins

The Quest for Our Cosmic Roots

Tom Yulsman (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

400 Seiten

2017
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-1-138-40630-8 (ISBN)

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How could the universe have sprouted from absolute nothingness? What is the origin of galaxies? And, how do stars and planets form? Laying out the answers, this book addresses some of the profound issues humans have ever confronted. It chronicles the discoveries and describes what they mean.

With stunning regularity, the search for our cosmic roots has been yielding remarkable new discoveries about the universe and our place in it. In his compelling book, Origins: The Quest for Our Cosmic Roots addresses some of the most profound issues humans have ever confronted. In his compelling book, veteran science journalist Tom Yulsman chronicles the latest discoveries and describes in clear and engaging terms what they mean. From the interior of protons to the outer reaches of the universe, and from the control room of one of the world's most powerful particle accelerators to an observatory atop the tallest mountain in the Pacific basin, Yulsman takes readers on a fantastic voyage at the cutting edge of science.

Science journalist Tom Yulsman is a professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he is a collaborator in the NASA-sponsored Center for Astrobiology. Former Editor-in-Chief of Earth magazine, Yulsman has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, Discover, Astronomy magazine, and many other publications. He lives in Niwot, Colorado.

Preface PART 1 Prologue A universe from nothing? 1 Spacetime The Cosmic Stage 2 Cosmic Casino The Realm of the Quantum 3 Hot Big Bang Producing the Primordial Soup 4 Inflating the Universe It Takes GUTs 5 The Galactic Cobweb and the Multiverse 6 Paradigm Shift Inflation Checks Out 7 Before Inflation The Pea, the Brane, & the Search for the Ultimate Beginning PART 2 Prologue Fossils from Space 8 Interstellar Ecology Cycles of Birth, Death and Rebirth 9 A Star is Born Prelude to Planets 10 Solar Systems From Rococo Clockwork to Extrasolar Planets 11 Pebbles to Planets The Origin of the Solar System 12 To Life

Erscheinungsdatum	05.09.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10	1-138-40630-9 / 1138406309
ISBN-13	978-1-138-40630-8 / 9781138406308
Zustand	Neuware