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The Universe Today: Our Current Understanding and How It Was Achieved

By Carlos Martins

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing;Springer
Year
2020
ISBN
9783030496319, 9783030496326
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-49632-6
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9118718 bytes)
Series
Astronomers' Universe
Edition
1st ed.
Pages
XV, 324\332
Time added
2021-01-06 05:41:07
Popular Science; Popular Science in Astronomy; CosRelativity Theory; Particle and Nuclear Physics

Description

Starting out from humankind's earliest ideas about the cosmos, this book gives the reader a clear overview of our current understanding of the universe, including big bang theories and the formation of stars and galaxies, as well as addressing open questions. The author shows how our present view gradually developed from observations, and also how the outcome of ongoing research may still change this view. The book brings together concepts in physics and astronomy, including some history in both cases. The text is descriptive rather than technical: the goal is to present things rigorously and without oversimplification, by highlighting the crucial physical concepts. The only prerequisite is a qualitative knowledge of basic physics concepts at high-school level.

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