Cosmology and the universe

Scientific and popular literature on modern cosmology is very extensive; however, scholarly works on the historical development of cosmology are few and scattered.

Taking a physical approach, the authors of this volume probe the problem of the ''darkness'' of the Universe.

This volume comprises original and review articles on the frontier problems of the gravitation theory, theoretical and mathematical physics.

This book is a collection of lectures given in July 2007 at the Les Houches Summer School on "e;String Theory and the Real World: From particle physics to astrophysics.

Topological surgery is a mathematical technique used for creating new manifolds out of known ones.

Many regard Albert Einstein as the greatest physicist since Newton.

The ancient Greeks believed that everything in the Universe should be describable in terms of geometry.

This work deals with the search for signatures of non-Gaussianities in the cosmic microwave background (CMB).

This book provides a comprehensive review of the methodologies and searches for dark matter (DM) annihilation signals using very-high-energy gamma rays (VHE, E > 100 GeV), utilizing data from current Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes (IACTs) in the pre-Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) era.

This second edition of Particles in the Dark Universe has been substantially enhanced with several new chapters that delve into crucial aspects of particle physics in the Universe.

This book is a treatise on time and on background independence in physics.

Galaxies have a history.

This book shows how our new-found ability to observe the Earth from "e;the necessary distance"e; has wide and profound cultural and ethical implications.

Modern physics has revealed the universe as a much stranger place than we could have imagined.

This book presents more than 200 problems, with detailed guided solutions, spanning key areas of particle physics and astrophysics.

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

Written in an accessible style, this unique book aims at describing the Nobel prize winning works in astronomy to readers who only have a background of high school physics.

The past two decades have observed dramatic advancement in our understanding of the universe.

Dark Energy and Dark Matter are among the greatest mysteries in modern cosmology.

Use of occultation methodology for observing the Earth's atmosphere and climate has become so broad as to comprise solar, lunar, stellar, navigation and satellite- crosslink occultation methods.

These peer-reviewed NIC XV conference proceedings present the latest major advances in nuclear physics, astrophysics, astronomy, cosmochemistry and neutrino physics, which provide the necessary framework for a microscopic understanding of astrophysical processes.

Nous ne voyons plus le ciel comme avant.

An advanced textbook providing a clear mathematical introduction to general relativity and its physical applications.

This volume outlines the status of fundamental physics at the threshold of the 21st century.

This collection brings together fifteen essays from practitioners of a variety of disciplines that concern themselves with the past, not only historians, but scholars from other branches of the humanities and social sciences (including theology, art history, public history, and archival science) and natural sciences (including geology, paleontology, astronomy, and paleoanthropology).

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book explores what makes the conditions on Earth ''just right'' to sustain life.

The epic, behind-the-scenes story of an astounding gap in our scientific knowledge of the cosmos.

Extreme Habitable Environments is a book authored with the intention of providing introductory material suitable for those interested in learning about exoplanets.

This thesis represents a unique mix of theoretical work discussing the Lorentz theory of gravity and experimental work searching for supersymmetry with the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at the Large Hadron Collider.

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

Innovations in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology summarizes the state of the art in nano-sized materials.

Self-contained and comprehensive, this definitive new edition provides a complete overview of the intersection of gravity, supergravity, and superstrings.

Astrophysical observations implying the existence of Dark Matter and Dark Energy, which are not described by the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics, have led to extensions of the SM predicting new particles that could be directly produced at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN.

This book offers an updated comprehensive review of the rapidly expanding field of GRMHD simulations.

This thesis offers an excellent, comprehensive introduction to the physics of the quark-gluon plasma.

The Extravagant Universe tells the story of a remarkable adventure of scientific discovery.

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

This book explores why dust forms around stars, and how to model stellar dust formation and dust-forming environments consistently.

This book addresses foundational questions raised by observational and theoretical progress in modern cosmology for a broad academic audience.

Originally published in English in 1973.

Outlining Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND), this volume assesses its viability as the leading alternative to the standard cosmological model.

'Astonishing' - New ScientistIcy, rocky, sometimes dusty, always mysterious comets and asteroids are among the Solar System's very oldest inhabitants, formed within a swirling cloud of gas and dust in the area of space that eventually hosted the Sun and its planets.

Originally published in 1971 Evolution - Revolution is an interdisciplinary volume examining inquiry around the central topic of evolution and revolution.

Many regard Albert Einstein as the greatest physicist since Newton.

This extensive thesis work covers several topics, including intensity and polarization, focusing on a new polarization bias reduction method.

A stunning ebook with clear navigation for admirers of astrophotography.

This book presents the basic fundamentals of descriptive archaeoastronomy and its application to the astronomical descriptions found in ancient Indian scriptures.