The Violent Universe

Joyrides through the X-ray Cosmos

Kimberly Weaver

194 pages, parution le 28/06/2005

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The universe is filled with extreme events: galactic collisions, supernovae eruptions, and stellar implosions. Although not always visible through optical telescopes, these processes generate x-rays, high-energy particles that travel at the speed of light. The Violent Universe reveals how astronomers use color to understand the energy and intensity of these x-rays-in the process transforming invisible particles into gorgeous images of the cosmos-and how these scientists discover more about the exotic objects that produce them.

Kimberly Weaver traces the development of x-ray astronomy from the 1950s, when the first artificial satellites began transmitting information from deep space. By juxtaposing a selection of images from optical telescopes with those of cutting-edge x-ray telescopes, she illustrates the way x-ray astronomy captures energy and activity that cannot be seen in visible light.

The book is illustrated with stunning four-color images of galaxies, quasars, pulsars, and black holes captured by Chandra, an enormous x-ray satellite that orbits Earth from a distance 200 times higher than that of the Hubble Space Telescope.

The Violent Universe makes plain the amazing new astronomy that has unmasked the thunderous cosmos-a dynamic science that daily creates breathtaking art.

L'auteur - Kimberly Weaver

Kimberly Weaver is an astronomer and adjunct associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Johns Hopkins University.

Sommaire

Foreword
Preface
The Story So Far
What Our Eyes Can't See
From Cradle to Grave
No Place Like Home
Fires in the Sky
There Monsters Lie
Cosmic Pools of Energy
The Ancient Past
The Journey Continues
Index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Johns Hopkins
Auteur(s)	Kimberly Weaver
Parution	28/06/2005
Nb. de pages	194
Format	23,5 x 26
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1216g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780801881152
ISBN13	978-0-8018-8115-2