The infinite cosmos: questions from the frontiers of cosmology
How big is the universe? Is it infinite? How did it begin and how might it end? Joseph Silk guides the reader through the frontiers of current research in cosmology, weaving together the latest theories and observations, and combining science with literary quotations and philosophical reflections on...
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| Summary: | How big is the universe? Is it infinite? How did it begin and how might it end? Joseph Silk guides the reader through the frontiers of current research in cosmology, weaving together the latest theories and observations, and combining science with literary quotations and philosophical reflections on the vastness and wonder of our Universe. |
| Physical Description: | VIII, 248 S. Ill., graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 9780198505105 |
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| adam_text | CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES
viii
1
Introduction
1
2
Perspectives
3
3
Principles
7
4
Our neighbourhood
20
5
The universe of galaxies
29
6
The invisible cosmos
46
7 Supermassive
black holes and galaxy formation
56
8
Clusters and clustering
65
9
Space is nearly flat
76
10
Dark energy and the runaway universe
86
11
The panacea of cold dark matter
94
12
Origins
104
13
The seeds of structure
135
14
Beyond the beginning
170
15
Towards the infinite universe
180
16
From time to time machines
194
17
A brief moment in time
206
18
Into the
inf
inite future
210
19
And so to God
218
20
Where next?
226
INDEX
233
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