Little book about the big bang
- Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2022
- viii, 225 p. ; ill., 17 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Tony Rothman offers a primer on the science of the big bang and the questions we still can't answer about the origins of the universe. Enlisting thoughtful analogies and a step-by-step approach, Rothman guides readers through dark matter, dark energy, quantum gravity, and other topics at-and beyond-the cutting edge of cosmology.
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Cosmology Quantum theory Big bang theory Anthropic principle Baryons Black holes Black body radiation CMBR Cosmological constant Dark energy Electromagnetic wave Flatness problem Galaxies Hubble-Lemaitre law MACHO, (Massive Compact Halo Objects) Quantum gravity Sound waves Vacuum energy Zero-point oscillations