The bigger bang
By: James E. Lidsey
Edition: Canto ed.
Series: Canto; Canto (Cambridge University Press)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9780511067389
Subjects: Astrophysics; Cosmology
Description: In the last few years, scientists have begun to answer some of the most fundamental questions about the origin and early evolution of the universe. This book presents a fresh and engaging introduction to these ideas. Lucid analogies and clear and concise language make this book a delight to read.
Notes: Originally published: 2000.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The Structure of the Universe; 2 Why Does the Sun Shine?; 3 The Expansion of the Universe; 4 Space, Time and Gravity; 5 Particles and Forces; 6 Grand Unification, Higher Dimensions and Superstrings; 7 The Big Bang; 8 Beyond the Big Bang; 9 The Inflating Universe; 10 The Eternal Universe; 11 Black Holes; 12 The Birth of the Universe; Index;