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9783540714224

Beyond the Big Bang : Competing Scenarios for an Eternal Universe

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  • ISBN13:

    9783540714224

  • ISBN10:

    3540714227

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2014-05-30
  • Publisher: Springer Verlag
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Summary

The Big Bang model is now both theoretically and empirically well established. However, the very beginning of our universe still remains mysterious. General Relativity breaks down at very small spatio-temporal scales and at high energy densities. That is why Quantum Cosmology is needed. Recent developments open up the exciting new prospect of going "beyond" the Big Bang and even finding a physical explanation for it. Surprisingly, the ancient idea of a past-eternal universe is being revived, and fascinating new approaches are also being developed. This book provides an up-to-date overview of the competing scenarios in cosmology and discusses their foundations, implications, and philosophical aspects. It gathers original contributions from the world's leading researchers in Quantum Cosmology, who describe their own work and results in a manner understandable even to non-specialists.

Author Biography

Philosopher of science (Center for Philosophy and Foundations of Science, University of Gie+ƒen)Astronomy and physics editor of bild der wissenschaft, one of the largest/most influential monthly science magazines in GermanyMany contributions to cosmology and philosophy of science and nature

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