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Understanding the Epoch of Cosmic Reionization: Challenges and Progress

By Andrei Mesinger (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Year
2016
ISBN
978-3-319-21956-1, 978-3-319-21957-8
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-21957-8
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7633828 bytes)
Series
Astrophysics and Space Science Library 423
Edition
1
Pages
XI, 280\286
Topic
Physics Astronomy
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01
AstronomyAstrophysics and Cosmology

Description

The dawn of the first stars, galaxies and black holes signaled a fundamental milestone in our Universe’s evolution: the Epoch of Reionization. The light from these galactic ancestors began spreading out, ionizing virtually every atom in existence. Our Universe transitioned from darkness to light, from cold to hot, from simple and boring to the wondrous cosmic zoo we see around us today. Despite its importance, observations of reionization have been few, and their interpretation has been highly controversial. Fortunately, this is rapidly changing. We will soon enter the "Big Data” era of this mysterious epoch, driven by an upcoming wave of observations with state-of-the-art telescopes as well as new sophisticated analysis tools.

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