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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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An extraordinary discovery has recently shaken the foundations of Cosmology and Particle Physics, sparking a scientific revolution that has profoundly modified our understanding of our Universe and that is still far from over. Pioneering astronomers in the 1920s and 1930s had already noticed suspicious anomalies in the motion of celestial bodies in distant galaxies and clusters of galaxies, but it wasn't until the late 20th century that the scientific community was confronted withan astonishing conclusion: the Universe is filled with an unknown, elusive substance that is fundamentally differen. |
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Cover; Contents; 1. A dark mystery; A peek behind the scenes; Warding off the unknown; The quest for dark matter; The upcoming revolution; 2. Lurking in the dark; Seeing the invisible; Dark scaffolding; Pocket universes; Confucius' cat; 3. Monsters; A familiar landscape; The Pillars of Hercules; Terra incognita; Monsters; 4. The cosmic show; Curtain up; Prologue; The plot; Star performers; 5. The Swiss dark matter factory; The ring; Into the unknown; The Higgs boson; The unspoken fear; 6. Underground mines, with a view; Ups and downs; The German; The Lazy and the Alien; Do or die. |
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7. Signals from the skyThe pale light of dark matter; Antimatter messengers; Flashes in the ice; Black holes and other monsters; 8. The road ahead; The moment of truth; The nightmare scenario; The consequences of success; So what?; List of figures; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Cosmology -- Popular works.
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Cosmology. |
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Popular works.
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Dark matter (Astronomy) -- Popular works.
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Dark matter (Astronomy) |
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Higgs bosons -- Popular works.
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Higgs bosons. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Print version: Bertone, Gianfranco, 1975- Behind the scenes of the universe 9780199683086 (OCoLC)856188157 |
| ISBN |
9780191505560 (electronic book) |
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0191505560 (electronic book) |
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1299794548 (e-book) |
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9781299794542 (e-book) |
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9780199683086 |
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0199683085 |
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