Cosmic Messengers: The Limits of Astronomy in an Unruly Universe

ISBN-13: 9781108842440 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 396 str.

Martin Harwit

Opis

Focusing on the ultimate limits of observational astronomy, Harwit explores how well we will ever understand the Universe.

Recenzje

'Cosmic Messengers should be of interest to a wide audience of astronomers, other scientists, historians of science, government agency planners, and anyone who wants to see the fruits of curiosity- driven research. It will also be a valuable resource to students and others aiming to place their research into a much larger context.' James Moran, Physics Today

Spis treści

Preface; Part I. Instruments, Messengers, and Cosmic Messages: 1. Instruments, Messengers, Astrophysics and Cosmochemistry; 2. Primordial Messengers and their Interpretation; Part II. The Bounded Energies of Nature's Messengers: 3. Cosmic Ray Particles, Photons, and Leptons; 4. Gravitational Waves; 5. Gravitational Lensing; Part III. Parameters Specifying Individual Messengers: 6. The Ranges of Messenger Parameters; Part IV The Pace of Progress; 7. An Era of Surveys; 8. The Accumulation of Discoverable Phenomena; 9. The Human Aspect of the Cosmic Search; Appendix: Symbols, Glossary, Units and their Ranges; Index.