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9780691096575

How the Universe Got Its Spots

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  • ISBN13:

    9780691096575

  • ISBN10:

    0691096570

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-03-01
  • Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr

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Summary

This is a contemplation of people's connection with the universe and their aspirations to comprehend it. Levin describes what is known about the shape and extent of the universe and how the observations of physicists have charted it. Illustrations.

Author Biography

Janna Levin is an Advanced Fellow in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Cambridge University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Prefacep. xi
Is the Universe Infinite or Is It Just Really Big?p. 3
Infinityp. 8
Newton, 300 Years, and Einsteinp. 20
Special Relativityp. 28
General Relativityp. 43
Quantum Chance and Choicep. 57
Death and Black Holesp. 71
Life and the Big Bangp. 88
Beyond Einsteinp. 110
Adventures in Flatland and Hyperspacep. 115
Topology: Links, Locks, Loopsp. 127
Through the Looking Glassp. 145
Wonderland in 3Dp. 155
Mirrors in the Skyp. 166
How the Universe Got Its Spotsp. 178
The Ultimate Predictionp. 196
Scars of Creationp. 203
The Shape of Things to Comep. 213
Epiloguep. 217
Indexp. 219
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