Cosmology and the universe

In 1963 Stephen Hawking was given two years to live.

A journey into Einstein''s world of gravity and its captivating objects: black holes, neutron stars, and gravitational waves.

Since A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME scientists have been in the midst of a revolution in cosmology.

Ideal for astronomers worldwide, the fourth edition of this classic atlas features new Moon maps, new data and enhanced charts.

Unlike most traditional introductory textbooks on relativity and cosmology that answer questions like "e;Does accelerated expansion pull our bodies apart?

The aim of this book is to analyze the all important implications of Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle for a finite universe with very large mass-energy content such as ours.

Black holes exist in galactic nuclei and in some X-ray binaries found in our own galaxy and the large Magellanic Cloud.

The Relativity Meeting 1991 was devoted to the review of recent developments in gravity theory.

How did the universe and life begin and what are the threats to people and the environment in a pandemic?

This book provides a comprehensive and self-contained exposition of gravitational lensing phenomena.

Cosmology and astroparticle physics have seen an avalanche of discoveries in the past decade (IceCube - high energy neutrinos, LIGO - gravitational waves, Fermi- gamma-ray telescope, Xenon-1T - dark matter detection, PLANCK- cosmic microwave radiation, EHT picture of black hole, SDSS -galaxy surveys), all of which require a multidisciplinary background for analyzing the phenomena.

Studies of stars and stellar populations, and the discovery and characterization of exoplanets, are being revolutionized by new satellite and telescope observations of unprecedented quality and scope.

The search for a quantum theory of the gravitational field is one of the great open problems in theoretical physics.

Comprehensive introduction to Bayesian methods in cosmological studies, for graduate students and researchers in cosmology, astrophysics and applied statistics.

This book employs computer simulations of 'artificial' Universes to investigate the properties of two popular alternatives to the standard candidates for dark matter (DM) and dark energy (DE).

Beginning with an overview of the theory of black holes by the editor, this book presents a collection of ten chapters by leading physicists dealing with the variety of quantum mechanical and quantum gravitational effects pertinent to black holes.

This comprehensive textbook is devoted to classical and quantum cosmology, with particular emphasis on modern approaches to quantum gravity and string theory and on their observational imprint.

Globetrotter war gestern!

A concise introduction to modern astrophysics, with a focus on galaxy dynamics and the discovery of dark matter halos.

This book provides a remarkable and complete survey of important questions at the interface between theoretical particle physics and cosmology.

Joseph Silk est célèbre pour avoir fait le lien entre les minuscules fluctuations qui ont résulté du Big Bang et les majestueuses galaxies qui peuplent aujourd’hui notre ciel.

Many regard Albert Einstein as the greatest physicist since Newton.

In this compendium of essays, some of the world's leading thinkers discuss their conceptions of space and time, as viewed through the lens of their own discipline.

This book discusses searches for Dark Matter at the CERN's LHC, the world's most powerful accelerator.

A lens into the unexplored and unseen cosmosA beautiful book showcasing the most stunning images from the first years of the James Webb Space Telescope, the most powerful infrared space observatory, along with expert insights into their revelations.

A Practical Guide to Observational Astronomy provides a practical and accessible introduction to the ideas and concepts that are essential to making and analyzing astronomical observations.

The standard starting point in cosmology is the cosmological principle; the assumption that the universe is spatially homogeneous and isotropic.

'A gripping account of a physicist whose speculations could prove as revolutionary as those of Albert Einstein .

"e;[Manly] has succeeded in creating a succinct introduction to multiple universes within the historic context of theoretical physics.

The hydrogen Lyman-alpha line is of utmost importance to many fields of astrophysics.

A journey into Einstein''s world of gravity and its captivating objects: black holes, neutron stars, and gravitational waves.

This third edition of Malcolm Longair's highly acclaimed textbook is an up-to-date text on astrophysical cosmology expounding the structure of classical cosmological models from a contemporary viewpoint.

Building from foundations of modern science and cosmic evolution, as well as psychological and philosophical perspectives of value and meaning, this book explores some of humanity's biggest questions:          Is the Universe about something ?

Humanity's ongoing quest to unlock the secrets of dark matter and dark energyHeart of Darkness describes the incredible saga of humankind's quest to unravel the deepest secrets of the universe.

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Plain-language explanations and a rich set of supporting material help students understand the mathematical concepts and techniques of astronomy.

Explore spectacular advances in contemporary physics with this unique celebration of the centennial of Einstein''s discovery of general relativity.

This book presents an overview of the current understanding of gravitation, with a focus on the current efforts to test its theory, especially general relativity.

The Sunday Times BestsellerIn Wonders of the Solar System - the book of the acclaimed BBC TV series - Professor Brian Cox will take us on a journey of discovery where alien worlds from your imagination become places we can see, feel and visit.

This short book discusses the latest in terms of cosmology's knowns and unknowns and sets out to ascertain the potential of Orthodox Christian theology for accommodating the current scientific view of the universe.

An Introduction to Modern Cosmology Third Edition is an accessible account of modern cosmological ideas.

The eleventh COSPAR colloquium The Outer Heliosphere: The Next Frontiers was held in Potsdam, Germany, from 24-28 July, 2000, and is the second dedicated to this subject after the first one held in Warsaw, Poland in 1989.

This thesis presents significant new results on the problem of understanding the origin of dark energy in cosmology.

Existentialism asks some of the most fundamental questions about human existence: What gives our lives meaning and value?

A fully updated second edition for undergraduate students in astronomy and astrophysics.

Die großen Mysterien des Weltalls und unserer Erde: faszinierende Rätsel der Wissenschaft vom Autor des Sachbuch-Bestsellers »(Fast) Alles einfach erklärt«, Niklas Kolorz Was war vor dem Urknall?

The boundaries of space exploration are being pushed back constantly, but the realm of the partially understood and the totally unknown is as great as ever.