Endless universe : beyond the Big Bang / Paul J. Steinhardt and Neil Turok.
Endless universe : beyond the Big Bang / Paul J. Steinhardt and Neil Turok.
Endless universe : beyond the Big Bang / Paul J. Steinhardt and Neil Turok.
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New York : Doubleday, c2007.
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N523.1/201
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English
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Physical content
xv, 284 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
2001 -- Act two -- Two tales of one universe -- From particles to the cosmos -- Inflation and the tale of two cosmologists -- From strings to Ekpyrosis -- A cyclic model of the universe -- The last question -- Seeing is believing -- Inflationary multiverse or cyclic universe -- Back to the future.
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New York : Doubleday, c2007.
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1st ed.
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New York (State)
Date Published
c2007.
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Summary
The Big Bang theory--the leading explanation for the origin of the universe--posits that space and time sprang into being about 14 billion years ago in a hot, expanding fireball of nearly infinite density. Over the last three decades, the theory has repeatedly had to be revised to address such issues as how galaxies and stars first formed and why t...
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Endless universe : beyond the Big Bang / Paul J. Steinhardt and Neil Turok.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [274]-276) and index.
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c2007.
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N523.1/201
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9780385509640
0385509642
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523.12
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991023072119702626
