Andrew Norton

Understanding the Universe (eBook, ePUB)

The Physics of the Cosmos from Quasars to Quarks

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores how all areas of physics come together to form our current understanding of the Universe. It takes readers on a fascinating journey, from the Big Bang and how the Universe has evolved, to how it appears now, and the possibilities for how it will continue to evolve in the future.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Mai 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000383959
• Artikelnr.: 61325869

Autorenporträt

Andrew Norton is Professor of Astrophysics Education in the School of Physical Sciences at the Open University and is a former vice president of the Royal Astronomical Society. He earned his PhD in X-ray astronomy from Leicester University working on interacting compact binary stars. His current research focusses on time domain astrophysics from large-scale photometric surveys, including variable stars and transiting exoplanets. In his role as an educator at the Open University, he has taught many areas of physics, exoplanetary science, stellar astrophysics, accretion physics, theoretical and observational cosmology, extragalactic astrophysics, and practical observational astronomy using optical and radio telescopes. He has been academic consultant for several OU/BBC TV co-productions and was co-author of the OU's "60 second adventures in astronomy" videos. He has an Erdos-Bacon-Sabbath number of 13.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Author
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xiii
Chapter 1 Quasars to
Quarks.................................................................................1
Chapter 2 The Physical
World...............................................................................7
PART I The Small-Scale Universe
Chapter 3 Quantized
Energy................................................................................25
Chapter 4 Quantum
Uncertainty..........................................................................
37
Chapter 5
Atoms..................................................................................................
45
Chapter 6
Nuclei..................................................................................................
53
Chapter 7
Particles...............................................................................................63
PART II The Large-Scale Universe
Chapter 8 Observing the
Universe.......................................................................
73
Chapter 9 The Expanding
Universe.....................................................................
91
Chapter 10 The Cooling
Universe.......................................................................
107
PART III Universal Processes
Chapter 11 Electromagnetic
Interactions.............................................................
115
Chapter 12 Strong
Interactions............................................................................
123
Chapter 13 Weak
Interactions..............................................................................
129
Chapter 14 Gravitational
Interactions..................................................................
135
Chapter 15 Unified
Theories................................................................................
147
PART IV The Universe through Time
Chapter 16 The History of the
Universe.............................................................. 157
Chapter 17 The Universe
Today..........................................................................
171
Chapter 18 The Future of the
Universe................................................................207
Book
Summary.....................................................................................................
221
Acknowledgements................................................................................................223
Appendix: A Timeline for Understanding the
Universe...................................225
Index.......................................................................................................................229