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The Vindication of the Big Bang

Breakthroughs and Barriers

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Formulation of the Big Bang Model

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 49-67
  3. Successes of the Big Bang Model

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 89-111
  4. COBE: The Cosmic Background Satellite

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 129-157
  5. Difficulties of the Big Bang Model

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 159-176
  6. Bubbles, Voids, and Walls

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 177-208
  7. Explaining the Large-Scale Structure

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 209-232
  8. Overcoming Some of the Problems

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 233-257
  9. The Troublesome Singularity

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 259-279
  10. The Redshift Controversy

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 281-300
  11. If Not the Big Bang—What?

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 313-323
  12. Plasma Cosmology

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 325-336
  13. Epilogue

    • Barry Parker
    Pages 337-339
  14. Back Matter

    Pages 341-361

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Vindication of the Big Bang

  • Book Subtitle: Breakthroughs and Barriers

  • Authors: Barry Parker

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-5980-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Barry Parker 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44469-2Published: 01 January 1993

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-5980-5Published: 11 November 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 360

  • Number of Illustrations: 95 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology

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