Origins

The Quest fot Our Cosmic Roots

Tom Yulsman

384 pages, parution le 07/02/2003

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Résumé

With stunning regularity, the search for our cosmic roots has been yielding remarkable new discoveries about the universe and our place in it. In this compelling book, veteran science journalist Tom Yulsman joins the men and women engaged in this quest, chronicling their latest discoveries and describing in clear and engaging terms what they mean.
From the interior of protons to the outer reaches of the universe, and from the control room of one of the world's most powerful particle accelerators to an observatory atop the tallest mountain in the Pacific basin, Yulsman takes readers on a fantastic voyage at the cutting edge of science. How could the universe have sprouted from absolute nothingness? What is the origin of galaxies? How do stars and planets form? And despite what now seem to be incredible odds, how did Earth come to be a rich oasis of biodiversity - one that has given rise to a species intelligent enough to ask these questions? In laying out the answers, Origins addresses some of the most profound issues humans have ever confronted.

Contents

PART I
Prologue : A universe from nothing'?
1 Spacetime : The Cosmic Stage
2 Cosmic Casino : 'The Realm of the Quantum
3 Hot Big Bang : Producing the Primordial Soup
4 Inflating the Universe : It Takes CUTs
5 The Galactic Cobweb : and the Multiverse
6 Paradigm Shift : Inflation Checks Out
7 Before Inflation : The Pea, the Brane, & the Search the Ultimate Beginning
PART 2
Prologue : Fossils from Space
8 Interstellar Ecology : Cycles of Birth, Death and Re
9 A Star is Born : Prelude to Planets
10 Solar Systems : From Rococo to Clockwork to Extrasolar
11 Pebbles to Planets : The Origin of The Solar System
12 To Life : Cosmology and Environmentalism

L'auteur - Tom Yulsman

T Yulsman, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Institute of Physics (IOP)
Auteur(s)	Tom Yulsman
Parution	07/02/2003
Nb. de pages	384
Format	14 x 21,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	560g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780750307659
ISBN13	978-0-7503-0765-9