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9780297847403

The State of the Universe; A Primer in Modern Cosmology

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  • ISBN13:

    9780297847403

  • ISBN10:

    0297847406

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-01-01
  • Publisher: Cassell
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Summary

The universe is a mess. Or rather, our understanding of it is. That's the message of this lively introduction to the conundrums shaking up the field of cosmology. Pedro G. Ferreira, a noted lecturer in astrophysics at Oxford, explains how a universe once ruled by Einstein's simple equations has given way to a more complex and confusing one, where mysterious "dark matter" outweighs visible matter a hundred to one, and "dark energy" seems to be hurling the galaxies apart. Ferreira takes readers on a fascinating journey through the history of astronomy to show how we arrived here, clarifying today's many contending theories.

Author Biography

Pedro G. Ferreira is a Lecturer in Astrophysics at the University of Oxford and a Tutor and Fellow of Oriel College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7(2)
Introduction 9(161)
1 A Mechanical Universe
13(20)
2 How High is the Sky?
33(17)
3 Albert Einstein and the Geometry of Space and Time
50(23)
4 An Evolving Universe
73(19)
5 The Recession of Distant Galaxies
92(12)
6 A Hot Beginning and the Cosmic Photosphere
104(19)
7 The Origin of Light Elements in the Primeval Fireball
123(13)
8 The Alchemy of the Stars
136(18)
9 The Fundamental Forces and the Origin of Matter
154(16)
10 Gravity Sheds Light on the Invisible 170(12)
11 Dark and Exotic Matter 182(15)
12 An Accelerating Universe? 197(15)
13 Dark Energy is the Fifth Element 212(13)
14 From Order to Chaos 225(17)
15 Primordial Sound 242(17)
16 The Ecology of Galaxies 259(13)
17 Wrapped and Warped 272(16)
18 And in the Beginning? 288(11)
Biographies 299(13)
Further reading 312(2)
Index 314

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