Adventures in cosmology [electronic resource] / editor, David Goodstein.

ISBN:

9789814313865

9781283433426

Title:

Adventures in cosmology [electronic resource] / editor, David Goodstein.

Author:

Goodstein, David L., 1939-

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 410 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Contents:

Introduction -- Galaxy formation : from start to finish / The reionization of cosmic hydrogen by the first galaxies / Clusters of galaxies / Reionizing the universe with the first sources of light / Mapping the cosmic dawn / Neutrino masses from cosmology / Measuring the expansion rate of the universe / Particles as dark matter / Detection of wimp dark matter / The accelerating universe / Frontiers of dark energy / Linder -- The first supermassive black holes in the universe

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Subject Term:

Cosmology.

Astrophysics.

Astronomy.

Added Author:

Goodstein, David L., 1939-

Added Corporate Author:

World Scientific (Firm)

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2011

Publication Information:

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Summary

This volume tells of the quest for cosmology as seen by some of the finest cosmologists in the world. It starts with "Galaxy Formation from Start to Finish" and ends with "The First Supermassive Black Holes in the Universe," exploring in between the grand themes of galaxies, the early universe, expansion of the universe, dark matter and dark energy. This up-to-date collection of review articles offers a general introduction to cosmology and is intended for all probing into the profound questions on where we came from and where we are going.