Cosmology and the universe

A complete text on the physics of gamma-ray bursts, the most brilliant explosions since the Big Bang.

Balsa Terzic's Relativity and Cosmology: From First Principles to Interpretations provides a high-quality and highly relevant astrophysics grounding for senior undergraduate students.

The definitive story of the discovery of cosmic voids from a key protagonist in the development of the discipline.

The Provocative Classic The Privileged Planet in a Fully Revised, 20th Anniversary Edition!

What is unorthodox in this book?

The rotation of the Sun is a basic parameter which constrains the boundary conditions for the model of the MHD-dynamo mechanisms that generates solar activity.

The book collects 29 papers which have been particularly influential in the development of accretion theory.

Pourquoi et comment l’Univers a-t-il commencé ?

Explores ancient biology and cosmology as two sciences that shed light on one another in their goals and methods.

A collection of review papers exploring the astrophysics of black holes, providing an invaluable resource for researchers and graduate students.

Starting from Newton's times this follow-up to the author's Springer book "e;Our Place in the Universe - Understanding Fundamental Astronomy from Ancient Discoveries"e; addresses the question of "e;our place in the Universe"e; from astronomical, physical, chemical, biological, philosophical and social perspectives.

From the world-renowned physicist and bestselling author of The Elegant Universe and The Fabric of the Cosmos, a captivating exploration of deep time and humanity's search for purposeIn both time and space, the cosmos is astoundingly vast, and yet is governed by simple, elegant, universal mathematical laws.

This book offers review chapters written by invited speakers of the 3rd Session of the Sant Cugat Forum on Astrophysics - Gravitational Waves Astrophysics.

The rotation of the Sun is a basic parameter which constrains the boundary conditions for the model of the MHD-dynamo mechanisms that generates solar activity.

Presents the state-of-the-art instrumentation and techniques of high time-resolution astrophysics over a wide range of wavelengths.

The Big Bang, the birth of the universe, was a singular event.

The authors give an overview of atomic diffusion as applied to all types of stars, showing where it plays an essential role and how it can be implemented in modelling.

In the last decade, there has been a revolution in observational astronomy, which has meant that we are very close to answering three of the four big 'origin questions', of how the planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe itself were formed.

This book relates Plato''s cosmology to his political philosophy by means of new interpretations of his Timaeus, Statesman, and Laws.

This volume provides an updated understanding of the progress and current problems in the interplay between fundamental physics, astrophysics and cosmology.

This book tells the story of how, over the past century, dedicated observers and pioneering scientists achieved our current understanding of the universe.

This book celebrates the investigative power of phenomenology to explore the phenomenological sense of space and time in conjunction with the phenomenology of intentionality, the invisible, the sacred, and the mystical.

Die Reise führt in Zehnerpotenzen von der Oberfläche der Erde an den Nachbarplaneten vorbei, hinein in die unendliche Tiefe des Weltraums, mit ihren Abermilliarden von Galaxien und Galaxienhaufen, bis zum sphärisch leuchtenden Rand des Universums.

"e;From the formation of the Universe to today, countless major events have changed the course of life on Earth.

This book systematically develops the mathematical foundations of the theory of relativity and links them to physical relations.

This book is a gentle introduction for all those wishing to learn about modern views of the cosmos.

A comprehensive study of William Herschel''s pivotal discoveries, including an extensive biographical section, eight original papers and full notes.

There has not been a scientific revolution for about 100 years.

This book focuses on the equation of state (EoS) of compact stars, particularly the intriguing possibility of the "e;quark star model.

This is the second edition of a well-received book that is a modern, self-contained introduction to the theory of gravitational interactions.

Rather than focusing on the contributions of theoretical physicists to the understanding of the subatomic world and of the beginning of the universe - as most popular science books on particle physics do - this book is different in that, firstly, the main focus is on machine inventors and builders and, secondly, particle accelerators are not only described as discovery tools but also for their contributions to tumour diagnosis and therapy.

Gibt es neben unserem noch andere Universen?

Offers a systematic presentation of Plato''s late cosmology, showing connections to his ethics and arguments about the organic structure of the universe.

New edition of one of the most popular astronomy books of all time.

The successes of the standard models of particle physics and cosmology are many, but have proven incapable of explaining all the phenomena that we observe.

An introductory textbook on mathematical cosmology for beginning graduate students.

Balsa Terzic's Relativity and Cosmology: From First Principles to Interpretations provides a high-quality and highly relevant astrophysics grounding for senior undergraduate students.

This detailed volume explores contemporary techniques in mass spectrometry-based proteomics.

From Mastery to Mystery is an original and provocative contribution to the burgeoningfield of ecophenomenology.

Comprehensive introduction to theoretical physics for graduates and researchers in string theory, astrophysics and cosmology.

This beautifully structured book presents the essentials of William and Caroline Herschel's pioneering achievements in late 18th-century astronomy.

"e;Basic Concepts in Physics: From the Cosmos to Quarks"e; is the outcome of the authors' long and varied teaching experience in different countries and for different audiences, and gives an accessible and eminently readable introduction to all the main ideas of modern physics.

This is the proceedings of an international conference on the evolution of matter in the Universe, with emphasis on the following topics: big bang nucleosynthesis, cosmic ray nucleosynthesis, stellar nucleosynthesis, galactic chemical and dynamical evolution, and evolution with redshift and cosmic chemical evolution in general.

THE 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION - INCLUDING A NEW PREFACE AND EPILOGUE FROM BRIAN GREENEThe iconic bestseller that introduced legions to modern physics and the quest for the ultimate understanding of the cosmos, featuring a new preface and epilogue.

This proceedings is a follow-up for the TASI series held annually to discuss the current theoretical and experimental status in elementary particle physics.

As Space X works to reduce the barriers of access to space and Virgin Galactic forges a path to commercial spaceflight for the masses, we have begun to cross the realms of science fiction into the reality of humans viewing the cosmos with their own eyes.

This thesis addresses two very different but equally important topics in the very broad fields of astrophysics and cosmology: (I) the generation of cosmological magnetic fields and (II) gravitational fragmentation of the Cosmic Web.