EAN: 9783030327330

ASTRONOMERS UNIVERSE HOW COSMOLOGISTS EXPLAIN...

This fascinating book provides an accessible and up-to-date overview of modern cosmology. In
particular  the book discusses the formation of the Cosmic Microwave Background and the
evolution of large scale structures in the universe  the distribution of galaxies and clusters
of galaxies on very large distance scales. Following a brief introduction  the authors describe
the scientific method - how science is done. They then discuss observational cosmology  the
instruments and what observations can be done with them  and what is derived from those
observations. After discussing the constituents of the universe  including dark matter and dark
energy  the authors provide an outline of the forces that shape the universe  with particular
emphasis on gravitation. Following this  the reader is taken on a journey in time from the
present day back to the very beginning of the universe  a period called inflation  which sets
the initial conditions for the subsequent evolution of the universe. The book ends with a brief
chapter on what lies beyond. Written by two experts  the book is aimed at the interested
lay-person with little or no physics background  but an interest in modern cosmology.

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