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- An outstanding book on the cosmological history of the universe, this book explains not only what happened, but why it happened
- Explains both cosmology and the underlying physics for readers who are not familiar with the mathematics of physics
- Suitable for recommendation as "additional reading" for university courses in general astronomy, astrophysics or cosmology. But also suitable for highschool students
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Astronomers' Universe (ASTRONOM)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
This book gives an accessible account of the history of the Universe; not only what happened, but why it happened. An author of textbooks on the early Universe and inflation, David Lyth now explains both cosmology and the underlying physics to the general reader. The book includes a detailed account of the almost imperceptible structure in the early Universe, and its probable origin as a quantum fluctuation during an early epoch known as the epoch of inflation. It also explains how that early structure is visible now in the cosmic microwave radiation which is our main source of information about the early Universe, and how it gave rise to galaxies and stars.
The main text of the book assumes no knowledge of mathematics or physics so that it is accessible to everybody, while an appendix contains more advanced material. As a result the book will be useful for a wide spectrum of readers, including high-school students, undergraduates, postgraduates and professional physicists working in areas other than cosmology. It will also serve as “additional reading” for university courses in general astronomy, astrophysics or cosmology itself.
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Authors and Affiliations
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Physics, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
David H. Lyth
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The History of the Universe
Authors: David H. Lyth
Series Title: Astronomers' Universe
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22744-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-22743-6Published: 14 October 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-22744-3Published: 06 October 2015
Series ISSN: 1614-659X
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6651
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 120
Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Astronomy, Cosmology