Cosmology and the universe

A comprehensive review of the testing and research conducted on Einstein''s theory of general relativity.

A gripping first-person account of how scientists came to understand our universe's mysterious structureJ.

Relativistic cosmology has in recent years become one of the most active and exciting branches of research, often considered to be today where particle physics was forty years ago, with major discoveries just waiting to happen.

Digital sky surveys, high-precision astrometry from satellite data, deep-space data from orbiting telescopes, and the like have all increased the quantity and quality of astronomical data by orders of magnitude per year for several years.

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we thank Johannes for providing us with the occasion to gather in his name and for shaping and supporting the careers of so many of us.

The discovery of life on other planets would be perhaps the most momentous revelation in human history, more disorienting and more profound than either the Copernican or Darwinian revolutions, which knocked the earth from the center of the universe and humankind from its position of lofty self-regard.

This book addresses some of the baffling questions encountered at the final frontier of space and time related to particle physics and cosmology in the context of recent iconoclastic observations and developments.

A Short History of Nearly EverythingmeetsAstrophysics for People in a Hurryin this humorous, accessible exploration of how meteorites have helped not only build our planet but steered the evolution of life and human culture.

A complete account of the fundamental techniques of general relativity and their application to cosmology.

The cutting-edge science that is taking the measure of the universeThe Little Book of Cosmology provides a breathtaking look at our universe on the grandest scales imaginable.

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Regarding his discoveries, Sir Isaac Newton famously said, "e;If I have seen further it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.

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

Marvel at the wonders of the Universe, from stars and planets to black holes and nebulae, in this exploration of our Solar System and beyond.

This book provides a rather self-contained survey of the construction of Hadamard states for scalar field theories in a large class of notable spacetimes, possessing a (conformal) light-like boundary.

Topological defects are an expected consequence of phase transitions in the early Universe.

Answers to some of the most intriguing questions now being asked about black holes.

Una moderna presentazione della teoria della Relatività Ristretta, specificatamente progettata per i nuovi corsi della Laurea Triennale in Fisica.

This volume extends the ISSI series on magnetic fields in the Universe into the domain of what are by far the strongest fields in the Universe, and stronger than any field that could be produced on Earth.

Tensors, Relativity, and Cosmology, Second Edition, combines relativity, astrophysics, and cosmology in a single volume, providing a simplified introduction to each subject that is followed by detailed mathematical derivations.

Scientific Cosmology is clearly one of the most active physics research fields at present, and likely to remain so in the near future.

This book is written from the viewpoint that a deep connection exists between cosmology and particle physics.

Presents the observations that helped establish our theories of the cosmos, from a unique and engaging perspective.

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, now in a revised and updated second edition, explains the theory of special and general relativity in detail without approaching Einstein's life or the historical background.

A brief overview of astronomy and cosmology is presented in five different ways, through the lenses of space, time, evolution, process, and structure.

This interesting book reviews WMAP's main results (2003) and discusses in detail how the accurate qualitative results for the "e;age"e; of the universe and the Hubble constant were anticipated in an article published five years before in Acta Cosmologica, Krakow.

The Astrophotography Manual, Second Edition is for photographers ready to move beyond standard SLR cameras and editing software to create beautiful images of nebulas, galaxies, clusters, and the stars.

Aimed at graduate students and young researchers, this volume presents observational techniques, tools, and models for studying Local Group galaxies.

The presentations at this NASA-hosted Symposium in honor of Mino Freund will touch upon the fields, to which his prolific mind has made significant contributions.

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

Have you ever wondered what happened before the Big Bang, or how we would colonize Mars, or what an alien invasion might really be like?

These are the proceedings of an international meeting hosted by the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the dedication of the UKIRT, the United Kingdom InfraRed Telescope.

The 2002 International Symposium on Cosmology and Particle Astrophysics (CosPA2002) was held from May 31 to June 2, 2002, in Taipei, Taiwan.

"e;If you think that science has nothing to do with God, and vice versa, read this book-and you just may change your mind.

A fundamental, profound review of the key issues relating to the early universe and the physical processes that occurred in it.

This book aims to assess, evaluate and critically analyze the methods that are currently available for a judicious pest management in durable food.

Sie ist der Traum der theoretischen Physik und die Suche nach ihr hat uns hundert Jahre technischen Fortschritt beschert: die große einheitliche Theorie von Allem, die eine Formel für alle physikalischen Gesetze, die das Universum regieren.

Do you want to learn about the physical origin of the Universe, but don t have the rest of eternity to read up on it?

Science and Religion: Edwin Salpeter, Owen Gingerich and John Polkinghorne is a collection of interviews being published as a book.

This book provides a concise introduction to the physics of gravitational waves.

Gravitational lensing is by now sufficiently well understood that it can be used as a tool of investigation in other astrophysical areas.

This NATO Advanced Study Institute provided an up dated understanding, from a fundamental and deep point of view, of the progress and current problems in the early universe, cosmic microwave background radiation, large scale structure, dark matter problem, and the interplay between them.

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

Starting out from humankind's earliest ideas about the cosmos, this book gives the reader a clear overview of our current understanding of the universe, including big bang theories and the formation of stars and galaxies, as well as addressing open questions.