EAN: 9783319606897

ASTRONOMERS UNIVERSE ON THE INSIDE OF A MARBL...

Keeping in mind that we can only see the universe from the comfort of our home galaxy  Bascom
begins his text by meticulously laying the necessary groundwork to understand the Big Bang's
mathematics without using any equations. He then paints a freeze-frame picture of our universe
as if we had taken a three-dimensional picture with a giant camera. Within this picture  he
traces forces beginning with the smallest (a single atom) to the biggest (the cosmos)  keeping
in mind that in this frozen moment everything further away from the observer spatially is also
further away from the observer in time  that is  older. Soon a very real and very vivid image
of the Big Bang appears (especially in things that are loud or hot)  echoing down through time
and into our everyday lives  reflected in every atom during every measurement. Then  slowly but
deliberately  Bascom unfreezes this picture  ratcheting each moment from one to the next 
showing us how and why quantum particles are constantly in contact with the Big Bang and why
that allows the particles to pop in and out of existence from moment to moment  what a photon
is  and what exactly we mean when we say that free space has energy. Whether you're interested
in the Big Bang  the weirdness of quantum mechanics  or simply enjoy thinking about the biggest
loudest  and oldest things in our universe  this book will help you question your deepest
notions about time and space  while staying firmly rooted in empirical observation. Throughout
the text  Bascom sidesteps traditional non-fiction modes  using colorful explanations and vivid
imagery to place the reader in simultaneous contact with both the Big Bang and fundamental
particles. As a result  Bascom provides the tools and language necessary to contemplate the
strangeness of our universe.

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