The state of the universe : a primer in modern cosmology

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Title:

Author:

Ferreira, Pedro G.

ISBN:

9780297847403

Personal Author:

Ferreira, Pedro G.

Publication Information:

London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2006.

Physical Description:

320 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Contents:

A mechanical universe -- How high is the sky? -- Albert Einstein and the geometry of space and time -- An evolving universe -- The recession of distant galaxies -- A hot beginning and the cosmic photosphere -- The origin of light elements in the primeval fireball -- The alchemy of the stars -- The fundamental forces and the origin of matter -- Gravity sheds light on the invisible -- Dark and exotic matter -- An accelerating universe? -- Dark energy is the fifth element -- From order to chaos -- Primordial sound -- The ecology of galaxies -- Wrapped and warped -- And in the beginning?

Subject Term:

Cosmology -- Popular works.

Cosmology -- Philosophy -- Popular works.

Cosmology -- History -- Popular works.

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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.