Extravagant Universe - Exploding Stars, Dark Energy, and the Accelerating Cosmos

Zusatztext "The first eight chapters provide an introduction to cosmology at the level of Astronomy 101. . . . That tale is often told, but seldom so engagingly. The analogies are apt, the anecdotes are amusing, and the writing is brisk and witty--in places downright funny. . . . Kirshner succeeds in conveying the difficulty and excitement of the hunt for remote supernovae." ---David Branch, Physics Today Informationen zum Autor Robert P. KirshnerWith an epilogue by the author Klappentext The Extravagant Universe tells the story of a remarkable adventure of scientific discovery. One of the world's leading astronomers! Robert Kirshner! takes readers inside a lively research team on the quest that led them to an extraordinary cosmological discovery: the expansion of the universe is accelerating under the influence of a dark energy that makes space itself expand. In addition to sharing the story of this exciting discovery! Kirshner also brings the science up-to-date in a new epilogue. He explains how the idea of an accelerating universe--once a daring interpretation of sketchy data--is now the standard assumption in cosmology today. Zusammenfassung The Extravagant Universe tells the story of a remarkable adventure of scientific discovery. One of the world's leading astronomers, Robert Kirshner, takes readers inside a lively research team on the quest that led them to an extraordinary cosmological discovery: the expansion of the universe is accelerating under the influence of a dark energy tha

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Robert P Kirshner, Robert P. Kirshner
• Collaboration: Robert P. Kirshner (Epilogue)
• Edition: Princeton University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.09.2016
• EAN: 9780691173184
• ISBN: 978-0-691-17318-4
• Pages: 304
• Thèmes: Princeton Science Library; Princeton Science Library (Pap; Princeton Science Library
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Général, dictionnaires; Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Physique, astronomie > Astronomie; popular science, Cosmology & the universe, Cosmology and the universe, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology