Screen LibraryEdge of the universe：a voyage to the cosmic horizon and beyond
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John Wiley & Sons,
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| Publisher Address: | Hoboken, N.J. |
| Publication Dates: | c2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | iv, 236 p.: ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780470636244 (cloth) 0470636246 (cloth) |
| Index Number: | P159 |
| CLC: | P159-49 |
| Call Number: | P159-49/H195 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-227) and index. Prologue: Cosmology's extraordinary new frontiers -- How far out can we see? : voyage to the edge of the known universe -- How was the universe born? : revealing the dawn of time -- How far away will the edge get? : the discovery of the accelerating universe -- Why does the universe seem so smooth? : the inflationary era -- What is dark energy? : Will it tear space apart? -- Do we live in a hologram? : exploring the boundaries of information -- Are there alternatives to inflation? : extra dimensions and the Big Bounce -- What builds structure in the universe? : the search for dark matter -- Explaining what we know about the Big Bang, the accelerating universe, dark energy, dark flow and dark matter, a physicist and popular science writer examines some of the theories about the nature of the universe. |