The Little Book of the Big Bang: A Cosmic Primer

ISBN-13: 9780387983851 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 181 str.

Craig J. Hogan;M. Rees

Opis

"Hogan compresses the fifteen-billion-year history of the Universe into a pleasurable evening. In a very direct way, he answers the questions everyone asks." -MARGARET GELLER, HARVARD-SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR ASTROPHYSICS
"This delightful little primer brings you right up to the cutting edge of modern cosmology." -GEORGE SMOOT, PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR, COBE AND AUTHOR OF WRINKLES IN TIME
"An excellent bridge by which the layperson can enter the domain of the Cosmos with understanding." -ROBERT WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR, SPACE TELESCOPE SCIENCE INSTITUTE

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"The explosion of data and theory in cosmology has led to a profusion of books about modern cosmology written for non-experts. Craig Hogan's cosmic primer ranks among the best: it is a gem." NATURE

"... A book for those who already know something about the subject and want to be reminded of how all the jigsaw pieces fit together. And it is a priceless window into the mind of one of the major players in present-day cosmology." New Scientist

 

Spis treści

The Big Picture.- A Survey of Space and Time.- A Summary of Physics.- The Cosmic Expansion.- Cosmic Background Radiation.- Primordial Matter.- The Formation of Structure.- The Beginning.- The Future.

O autorze

Craig J. Hogan ist Professor am astronomischen Institut der Universität von Washington in Seattle. Er studierte Astronomie und Kosmologie zunächst am Harvard College, später dann am King's College in Cambridge. Weitere Forschungsstationen waren das Caltech in Kalifornien sowie die Universitäten von Chicago und Arizona. Hogan verfasste weit über hundert Artikel zum Thema Astronomie und Kosmologie.