Brave New Universe

Illuminating the Darkest Secrets of the Cosmos

Paul Wesson, Paul Halpern (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

280 Seiten

2006
Joseph Henry Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-10137-0 (ISBN)

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Cosmologists yearn to behold the unseen elements of our universe. And as technologies become more powerful and precise, these tools are challenging the limits of our imagination as fast as they are answering many questions. Featuring interviews with leaders in the field, this book presents the advances and controversies in cosmology.

Cosmologists yearn to behold the unseen elements of our universe.
And as new technologies become more powerful and precise, scientists
are getting their wish—though these tools are challenging the
limits of our imagination as fast as they are answering many longstanding
questions.
Space is one of the last great frontiers for modern man. A never-ending
source of investigation and inspiration, it beckons to scientists with an
irresistible siren's call. And in this glorious age of cosmology, astronomical
measurement has never been more precise. The power provided to us by
extraordinary new observational mechanisms has shattered former suppositions
and stimulated exciting new visions of the universe.
Using modern instruments such as the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy
Probe (WMAP), astronomers now have access to information about the age
and composition of the universe. By providing greatly improved answers,
high-resolution satellite data and novel telescopic techniques have transformed
one of science's most speculative fields into a triumph of meticulous and rigorous
detection.
Yet as the technological tools grow increasingly robust and we are able to
see farther and know more, we find that we have even more questions. Could
there be realms beyond ordinary space? Might time, space, and matter simply
be illusions? What unique blend of cosmological factors influences life
on Earth?
Featuring interviews with leaders in the field as well as thought-provoking
descriptions of their work, Brave New Universe is a guided tour of current
advances and controversies in cosmology.
Table of Contents

Front Matter
Introduction: The Quest for Cosmic Understanding
1 To See the World in a Grain of Sand: What We Can Observe from Earth
2 Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand: Einstein’s Far-Reaching Vision
3 Eternity in an Hour: The Accelerating Universe
4 Darkness Apparent: The Hidden Stuff of the Cosmos
5 Ever-Changing Moods: Did Nature’s Constants Evolve?
6 Escape Clause: Circumventing the Big Bang Singularity
7 What Is Real?
Conclusion: The Spirit of Eddington
Acknowledgments
Notes
Further Reading
Index
Photos

Paul Halpern and Paul Wesson

1 Front Matter; 2 Introduction: The Quest for Cosmic Understanding; 3 1 To See the World in a Grain of Sand: What We Can Observe from Earth; 4 2 Infinity in the Palm of Your Hand: Einstein's Far-Reaching Vision; 5 3 Eternity in an Hour: The Accelerating Universe; 6 4 Darkness Apparent: The Hidden Stuff of the Cosmos; 7 5 Ever-Changing Moods: Did Nature's Constants Evolve?; 8 6 Escape Clause: Circumventing the Big Bang Singularity; 9 7 What Is Real?; 10 Conclusion: The Spirit of Eddington; 11 Acknowledgments; 12 Notes; 13 Further Reading; 14 Index; 15 Photos

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.7.2006
Verlagsort	Washington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
ISBN-10	0-309-10137-9 / 0309101379
ISBN-13	978-0-309-10137-0 / 9780309101370
Zustand	Neuware