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A little book about the big bang / Tony Rothman.
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Rothman, Tony, author.
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2022.
Subjects
Big bang theory.
Cosmology.
Quantum theory.
Dark energy (Astronomy)
ISBN:
9780674251847 (hardcover) :
0674251849 (hardcover)
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viii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
Contents:
Gravity, pumpkins, and cosmology -- A special theory -- General relativity, the basis of cosmology -- The expanding universe -- Cosmology's Rosetta Stone: the cosmic background radiation -- The primeval cauldron -- Dark universe -- Darker universe -- Galaxies exist and so do we -- The universal pipe organ -- The first blink: cosmic inflation -- To inflate or not to inflate -- Crunches and bounces -- Why quantum gravity? -- Multiverses and metaphysics.
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"Tony Rothman offers a primer on the science of the big bang and the questions we still can't answer about the origins of the universe. Enlisting thoughtful analogies and a step-by-step approach, Rothman guides readers through dark matter, dark energy, quantum gravity, and other topics at-and beyond-the cutting edge of cosmology"--Provided by publisher.
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