Cosmology and the universe

The book gathers the lecture notes of the Les Houches Summer School that was held in August 2011 for an audience of advanced graduate students and post-doctoral fellows in particle physics, theoretical physics, and cosmology, areas where new experimental results were on the verge of being discovered at CERN.

The Earth is not the world it once was, and it is not the world it will always be.

This latest, up-to-date resource for research on extrasolar planets covers formation, dynamics, atmospheres and detection.

This textbook provides an introduction to gravitational lensing, which has become an invaluable tool in modern astrophysics, with applications that range from finding planets orbiting distant stars to understanding how dark matter and dark energy conspired to form the cosmic structures we see today.

This volume tells of the quest for cosmology as seen by some of the finest cosmologists in the world.

This thesis presents the state of the art in the study of Bondi-Metzner-Sachs (BMS) symmetry and its applications in the simplified setting of three dimensions.

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

Classical Christianity is rooted in a historical event: the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth.

This volume contains original material and fresh ideas from the world's leading specialists on a wide range of topics in general relativity, astrophysics and cosmology.

Nanohertz Gravitational Wave Astronomy explores the exciting hunt for low frequency gravitational waves by using the extraordinary timing precision of pulsars.

According to Modern Cosmology, our Universe came from a primordial state 13.

Originally published in 1899, The History of Creation was the first book of its kind to apply a doctrine to the whole range of organic morphology and make use of the effect Darwin had on biological sciences during the 19th century.

This thesis sheds valuable new light on the second-order cosmological perturbation theory, extensively discussing it in the context of cosmic microwave background (CMB) fluctuations.

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

A unique spiritual and astrological guide to deepening your relationships and romantic connections - or finding the love of your lifeWe are each made of stardust, and understanding how the cosmos affects us provides critical insight into our lives, our well-being, and matters of the heart.

Working physicists, and especially astrophysicists, value a good `back-of-the-envelope' calculation, meaning a short, elegant computation or argument that starts from general principles and leads to an interesting result.

This volume gathers the content of the courses held at the Third IDPASC School, which took place in San Martino Pinario, Hospederia and Seminario Maior, in the city of Santiago de Compostela, Galiza, Spain, from January 21st to February 2nd, 2013.

This thesis reports the measurement of muon neutrino and antineutrino disappearance and electron neutrino and antineutrino appearance in a muon neutrino and antineutrino beam using the T2K experiment.

The author describes the current state of the art in the theory of invariant random fields.

The ultimate proofs that black holes exist have been obtained very recently thanks to the detection of gravitational waves from their coalescence and due to material orbiting at a distance of some gravitational radii imaged by optical interferometry or X-ray reverberation mapping.

Several of the very foundations of the cosmological standard model - the baryon asymmetry of the universe, dark matter, and the origin of the hot big bang itself - still call for an explanation from the perspective of fundamental physics.

'Giving a talk' is one of the most important ways in which we communicate our research.

This volume treats various facets of the dark matter problem.

This book is about dark matter's particle nature and the implications of a new symmetry that appears when a hypothetical dark matter particle is heavy compared to known elementary particles.

Copernicus (1938) presents an account of the astronomer Copernicus, and of the historic book in which he laid the foundations of the heliocentric theory of the planetary motions.

This volume contains the talks presented at the International Workshop on Aspects of Dark Matter in Astro- and Particle Physics (DARK '96).

These three lectures cover a certain aspect of complexity and black holes, namely the relation to the second law of thermodynamics.

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

A comprehensive and authoritative introduction to contemporary cosmology for advanced undergraduate and graduate students.

Textbook in cosmology covering established and speculative research for advanced students of physics and astrophysics.

An up-to-date study of astrophysical jets that will appeal to students and researchers in all areas of astrophysics.

Introducing gravitational-wave data analysis, this is an ideal starting point for researchers entering the field, and researchers currently analyzing data.

There is a wonderfully weird but real world out there, and we are a part of it.

This book addresses one of the most intriguing mysteries of our universe: the nature of dark matter.

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

The construction of large interferometers for gravitational wave detection is now in progress in Europe and in the United States.

This volume includes general reviews of recent developments in particle physics, cosmology, solar neutrinos, selected topics in astroparticle theory, new methods and projects in underground physics (such as gallium-germanium solar neutrino detector SAGE, Underground Scintillation Telescope, and EAS array "e;Carpet"e;), dark matter and double beta decay searches.

This thesis focuses on understanding the growth and formation mechanism of supermassive black holes (SMBHs), an issue it addresses by investigating the dense interstellar medium that is assumed to be a crucial component of the fuel for SMBHs.

This Ph.

Die Suche nach Leben im Weltall lässt nicht nur Astronomen hellhörig werden.

Written by an award-winning cosmologist, this brand new textbook provides advanced undergraduate and graduate students with coverage of the very latest developments in the observational science of cosmology.

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.

This volume guides early-career researchers through recent breakthroughs in mathematics and physics as related to general relativity.

The Encyclopedia of Cosmology, in four volumes, is a major, long-lasting, seminal reference at the graduate student level, laid out by the most prominent, respected researchers in the general field of Cosmology.

'A gem of a book' Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics'A unique and beautifully written masterpiece' Max Tegmark, author of Life 3.

The acclaimed science writer presents "e;an exceedingly vivid history of modern astronomy and cosmology, told in entertainingly biographical terms"e; (The New York Times).