Bigger Bang

Informationen zum Autor James E. Lidsey is a Royal Society University Research Fellow at Queen Mary, University of London. His research interests focus on the very early universe, especially inflation and the cosmological aspects of superstring theory. In 1998, he appeared in the Sunday Times "Hot 100" list of promising academics. Klappentext A clear! concise! and highly accessible account of the latest ideas on the origin and early evolution of the universe. Zusammenfassung In the last few years! scientists have begun to answer some of the most fundamental questions about the origin and early evolution of the universe. This book presents a fresh and engaging introduction to these ideas. Lucid analogies and clear and concise language make this book a delight to read. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The structure of the universe; 2. Why does the sun shine?; 3. The expansion of the universe; 4. Space, time and gravity; 5. Particles and forces; 6. Grand unification, higher dimensions and superstrings; 7. The Big Bang; 8. Beyond the Big Bang; 9. The inflating universe; 10. The eternal universe; 11. Black holes; 12. The birth of the universe.

Product details

• Authors: James E. Lidsey, James E. (Queen Mary University of London) Lidsey
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.05.2002
• EAN: 9780521012737
• ISBN: 978-0-521-01273-7
• No. of pages: 148
• Series: CANTO; CANTO
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Astronomy