| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 410 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Galaxy formation : from start to finish / Andrew Benson -- 3. Reionization of cosmic hydrogen by the first galaxies / Abraham Loeb -- 4. Clusters of galaxies / Elena Pierpaoli -- 5. Reionizing the universe with the first sources of light / Volker Bromm -- 6. Mapping the cosmic dawn / Steven Furlanetto -- 7. Neutrino masses from cosmology / Ofer Lahav and Shaun Thomas -- 8. Measuring the expansion rate of the universe / Laura Ferrarese -- 9. Particles as dark matter / Dan Hooper -- 10. Detection of wimp dark matter / Sunil Golwala and Dan McKinsey -- 11. Accelerating universe / Dragan Huterer -- 12. Frontiers of dark energy / Eric V. Linder -- 13. First supermassive black holes in the universe / Xiaohui Fan. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cosmology.
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Cosmology. |
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Astrophysics.
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Astrophysics. |
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Astronomy.
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Astronomy. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Goodstein, David L., 1939-
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World Scientific (Firm)
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Adventures in cosmology. Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co., ©2011 9789814313858 (OCoLC)607977660 |
| ISBN |
9789814313865 (electronic book) |
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9814313866 (electronic book) |
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1283433427 |
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9781283433426 |
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9814313858 (pISBN) |
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9789814313858 (pISBN) |
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