Elementary cosmology : from Aristotle's universe to the big bang and beyond

著者

• Kolata, J. J. (James J.)

書誌事項

Elementary cosmology : from Aristotle's universe to the big bang and beyond

James J. Kolata

（IOP concise physics）

Morgan & Claypool, c2015

注記

Includes bibliographical references

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Cosmology is the study of the origin, size, and evolution of the entire universe. Every culture has developed a cosmology, whether it be based on religious, philosophical, or scientific principles. In this book, the evolution of the scientific understanding of the Universe in Western tradition is traced from the early Greek philosophers to the most modern 21st century view. After a brief introduction to the concept of the scientific method, the first part of the book describes the way in which detailed observations of the Universe, first with the naked eye and later with increasingly complex modern instruments, ultimately led to the development of the "Big Bang" theory. The second part of the book traces the evolution of the Big Bang including the very recent observation that the expansion of the Universe is itself accelerating with time.

目次

The scientific method Early astronomy Nebulae Cosmic distances Space-time The Big Bang Cosmic microwave background radiation Dark matter The standard model of cosmology The very early Big Bang Inflation Dark energy Higher dimensions String theory Black holes and wormholes Reading list Links to astronomy websites

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詳細情報

• NII書誌ID(NCID): BB23040490
• ISBN:
  • 9781681740362
• 出版国コード: us
• タイトル言語コード: eng
• 本文言語コード: eng
• 出版地: San Rafael
• ページ数/冊数: xiii, 3, 8, 2, 9, 10, 6, 5, 4, 9, 12, 6, 4, 6, 5, 10, 5, 2 p.
• 大きさ: 26 cm
• 親書誌ID:
  • BB19378981