Author : J. A. Peacock
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 18,79 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521422703
A comprehensive and authoritative introduction to contemporary cosmology for advanced undergraduate and graduate students.
Author : Nancey C. Murphy
Publisher : Libreria Editrice Vaticana
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,42 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788820979591
The contributors to this volume examine the problem of natural evil--on reconciling suffering caused by natural processes with God's goodness.
Author : Subhendra Mohanty
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,13 MB
Release : 2020-10-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030562018
Cosmology and astroparticle physics have seen an avalanche of discoveries in the past decade (IceCube - high energy neutrinos, LIGO - gravitational waves, Fermi- gamma-ray telescope, Xenon-1T - dark matter detection, PLANCK- cosmic microwave radiation, EHT picture of black hole, SDSS -galaxy surveys), all of which require a multidisciplinary background for analyzing the phenomena. The arena for testing particle physics models is in the multimessenger astronomical observations and at the same time cosmology now requires a particle physics basis for explaining many phenomena. This book discusses the theoretical tools of particle physics and general relativity which are essential for understanding and correlating diverse astronomical observations.
Author : P. D. B. Collins
Publisher : Wiley-VCH
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 44,20 MB
Release : 1989-06-06
Category : Science
ISBN :
This readable introduction to particle physics and cosmology discusses the interaction of these two fundamental branches of physics and considers recent advances beyond the standard models. Eight chapters comprise a brief introduction to the gauge theories of the strong and the electroweak interactions, the so-called grand unified theories, and general relativity. Ten more chapters address recent concepts such as composite fermions and bosons, supersymmetry, quantum gravity, supergravity, and strings theories, and relate them to modern cosmology and experimental astronomy.
Author : Viatcheslav Mukhanov
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 21,19 MB
Release : 2005-11-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 1139447114
Inflationary cosmology has been developed over the last twenty years to remedy serious shortcomings in the standard hot big bang model of the universe. This textbook, first published in 2005, explains the basis of modern cosmology and shows where the theoretical results come from. The book is divided into two parts; the first deals with the homogeneous and isotropic model of the Universe, the second part discusses how inhomogeneities can explain its structure. Established material such as the inflation and quantum cosmological perturbation are presented in great detail, however the reader is brought to the frontiers of current cosmological research by the discussion of more speculative ideas. An ideal textbook for both advanced students of physics and astrophysics, all of the necessary background material is included in every chapter and no prior knowledge of general relativity and quantum field theory is assumed.
Author : G. W. Gibbons
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 924 pages
File Size : 47,32 MB
Release : 2003-10-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780521820813
Based on lectures given in honour of Stephen Hawking's sixtieth birthday, this book comprises contributions from some of the world's leading theoretical physicists. It begins with a section containing chapters by successful scientific popularisers, bringing to life both Hawking's work and other exciting developments in physics. The book then goes on to provide a critical evaluation of advanced subjects in modern cosmology and theoretical physics. Topics covered include the origin of the universe, warped spacetime, cosmological singularities, quantum gravity, black holes, string theory, quantum cosmology and inflation. As well as providing a fascinating overview of the wide variety of subject areas to which Stephen Hawking has contributed, this book represents an important assessment of prospects for the future of fundamental physics and cosmology.
Author : Hermann Bondi
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 13,94 MB
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0486474836
Originally published: Cosmology. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1960.
Author : Arthur Zajonc
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 49,23 MB
Release : 2004-03-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780195347821
What happens when the Dalai Lama meets with leading physicists and a historian? This book is the carefully edited record of the fascinating discussions at a Mind and Life conference in which five leading physicists and a historian (David Finkelstein, George Greenstein, Piet Hut, Arthur Zajonc, Anton Zeilinger, and Tu Weiming) discussed with the Dalai Lama current thought in theoretical quantum physics, in the context of Buddhist philosophy. A contribution to the science-religion interface, and a useful explanation of our basic understanding of quantum reality, couched at a level that intelligent readers without a deep involvement in science can grasp. In the tradition of other popular books on resonances between modern quantum physics and Zen or Buddhist mystical traditions--notably The Dancing Wu Li Masters and The Tao of Physics, this book gives a clear and useful update of the genuine correspondences between these two rather disparate approaches to understanding the nature of reality.
Author : Lars Bergström
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 32,43 MB
Release : 2006-05-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 3540329242
Beginning with basic facts about the observable universe, this book reviews the complete range of topics that make up a degree course in cosmology and particle astrophysics. The book is self-contained - no specialised knowledge is required on the part of the reader, apart from undergraduate math and physics. This paperback edition targets students of physics, astrophysics and cosmology from advanced undergraduate to early graduate level.
Author : Lyman Page
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 45,18 MB
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 0691201692
The cutting-edge science that is taking the measure of the universe The Little Book of Cosmology provides a breathtaking look at our universe on the grandest scales imaginable. Written by one of the world's leading experimental cosmologists, this short but deeply insightful book describes what scientists are revealing through precise measurements of the faint thermal afterglow of the Big Bang—known as the cosmic microwave background, or CMB—and how their findings are transforming our view of the cosmos. Blending the latest findings in cosmology with essential concepts from physics, Lyman Page first helps readers to grasp the sheer enormity of the universe, explaining how to understand the history of its formation and evolution in space and time. Then he sheds light on how spatial variations in the CMB formed, how they reveal the age, size, and geometry of the universe, and how they offer a blueprint for the formation of cosmic structure. Not only does Page explain current observations and measurements, he describes how they can be woven together into a unified picture to form the Standard Model of Cosmology. Yet much remains unknown, and this incisive book also describes the search for ever deeper knowledge at the field's frontiers—from quests to understand the nature of neutrinos and dark energy to investigations into the physics of the very early universe.
