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Edge of the universe : a voyage to the cosmic horizon and beyond
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Explaining what we know about the Big Bang, the accelerating universe, dark energy, dark flow and dark matter, a physicist and popular science writer examines some of the theories about the nature ...
Explaining what we know about the Big Bang, the accelerating universe, dark energy, dark flow and dark matter, a physicist and popular science writer examines some of the theories about the nature of the universe.
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- by Paul Halpern
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- English
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- Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2012]
- ©2012
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- iv, 236 pages ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780470636244, 0470636246
- OCLC
- ocn778827179
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-227) and index.
- Prologue: Cosmology's extraordinary new frontiers -- How far out can we see? : voyage to the edge of the known universe -- How was the universe born? : reavealing the dawn of time -- How far away will the edge get? : the discovery of the accelerating universe -- Why does the universe seem so smooth? : the inflationary era -- What is dark energy? : Will it tear space apart? -- Do we live in a hologram? : exploring the boundaries of information -- Are there alternatives to inflation? : extra dimensions and the Big Bounce -- What builds structure in the universe? : the search for dark matter -- What is tugging on galaxies? : the mysteries of dark flow and the Great Attractor -- What is the "axis of evil"? : investigating strange features of the cosmic background -- What are the immense blasts of energy from the farthest reaches of space? : gamma-ray bursts and the search for cosmic dragons -- Can we journey to parallel universes? : wormholes as gateways -- Is the universe constantly splitting into multiple realities? : the many-worlds hypothesis -- How will the universe end? : With a bang, bounce, crunch, rip, stretch, or whimper? -- What are the ultimate limits of our knowledge about the cosmos?