Cosmology and the universe Books
Cambridge University Press General Relativity The Essentials
Book SynopsisIn this short book, renowned theoretical physicist and author Carlo Rovelli gives a straightforward introduction to Einstein''s General Relativity, our current theory of gravitation. Focusing on conceptual clarity, he derives all the basic results in the simplest way, taking care to explain the physical, philosophical and mathematical ideas at the heart of the most beautiful of all scientific theories. Some of the main applications of General Relativity are also explored, for example, black holes, gravitational waves and cosmology, and the book concludes with a brief introduction to quantum gravity. Written by an author well known for the clarity of his presentation of scientific ideas, this concise book will appeal to university students looking to improve their understanding of the principal concepts, as well as science-literate readers who are curious about the real theory of General Relativity, at a level beyond a popular science treatment.Trade Review'General relativity is the most beautiful physical theory we have, and plays an increasingly central role in modern physics. Carlo Rovelli's introduction is both concise and comprehensive, written by a master of exposition as well as of the material. I envy anyone encountering these ideas for the first time.' Sean M. Carroll, Caltech; author of Spacetime and Geometry'This book addresses general relativity at a more sophisticated level than in a popular-level account, emphasizing conceptual understanding and results over the mathematical details of a standard textbook. Most impressive is the author's ability to distil important concepts into pithy statements illustrating deep physical insight. Rovelli's concise book provides a solid grounding in the conceptual framework of general relativity as a starting point.' Mike Guidry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; author of Modern General Relativity'The book is interesting, well written, and fills an otherwise vacant niche. Recommended.' Phillip Helbig, The Observatory'Rovelli is a well-published author of popular and advanced physics books, primarily in loop quantum gravity. His latest effort is an introduction to Einstein's general relativity, written with precision in the concise style for which he is acclaimed … Recommended.' J. F. Burkhart, Choice ConnectTable of ContentsWhat is General Relativity? Part I. Bases: 1. Physics: a field theory for gravity; 2. Philosophy: what are space and time? 3. Mathematics: curved space; Part II. The Theory: 4. Basic equations; 5. Action; 6. Symmetries and interpretation; Part III. Applications: 7. Newtonian limit; 8. Gravitational waves; 9. Cosmology; 10. The field of a mass; 11. Black holes; 12. Elements of quantum gravity; Index.
£47.49
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd Warped Passages
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£16.19
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Dark Cosmos
Book SynopsisEveryone knows that there are things no one can see, for example, the air you''re breathing or a black hole, to be more exotic. But not everyone knows that what we can see makes up only 5 percent of the Universe. The rest is totally invisible to us. The invisible stuff comes in two varieties—dark matter and dark energy. One holds the Universe together while the other tears it apart. What these forces really are has been a mystery for as long as anyone has suspected they were there, but the latest discoveries of experimental physics have brought us closer to that knowledge. Particle physicist Dan Hooper takes his readers, with wit, grace, and a keen knack for explaining the toughest ideas science has to offer, on a quest few would ever have expected: to discover what makes up our dark cosmos.
£999.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc When the Earth Had Two Moons Cannibal Planets Icy
Book SynopsisAn astonishing exploration of planet formation and the origins of life by one of the world’s most innovative planetary geologists.In 1959, the Soviet probe Luna 3 took the first photos of the far side of the moon.Trade Review“Delightful. ... The story swings from the birth of the universe, through the history of astronomy, to the modern understanding of the piece-by-piece building of the planets. ... Makes the solar system an even weirder and more wonderful place than it seemed before.” — Wall Street Journal “A gripping and endlessly fascinating account of how planets formed.” — Alan Stern, planetary scientist and leader of NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto "If the planets were born out of material orbiting the Sun, like raindrops condensing from a cloud, why do they differ so much in structure and chemical composition? This detailed book assesses the astronomical and geological evidence on the origin of planetary diversity." — Nature. "Best Science Picks of the week" “When the Earth Had Two Moons is a lyrical exploration of our solar system, introducing not just the facts of its formation and nature but the implications for all of us living on Earth.” — Amy Mainzer, visiting scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and professor of planetary science at the University of Arizona “An enthusiast as well as a fine writer, Asphaug lays it out from the beginning. . . . An expert, entertaining review of what’s known about the solar system.” — Kirkus Reviews “Asphaug draws upon his years of research and expertise to provide the reader with a truly wondrous and surprising exploration of planet formation and the origins of life. A meticulous and expertly presented work of science, When the Earth Had Two Moons is unreservedly and enthusiastically recommended.” — Midwest Book Review “An enthusiastic and erudite guide.” — Publishers Weekly
£20.90
Random House USA Inc How to Make an Apple Pie from Scratch
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£24.00
Basic Books A World without Time The Forgotten Legacy of
Book SynopsisA World Without Time, sets out to restore Godel to his rightful place in history and attempts to rescue the brilliant work he did with Albert Einstein.
£13.85
Random House USA Inc A Briefer History of Time
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£18.70
Not Stated Frequently Asked Questions about the Universe
Book SynopsisA physics professor and a popular online cartoonist use their signature brand of humor honed on their podcast ?Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe? to provide short, accessible and lighthearted answers to questions about time, space, gravity, and wormholes. Illustrations.
£23.80
Penguin Putnam Inc There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are
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£20.80
Penguin Putnam Inc The Universe in a Box
Book SynopsisScientists are using simulations to recreate the universe, revealing the hidden nature of reality.Cosmology is a tricky science—no one can make their own stars, planets, or galaxies to test its theories. But over the last few decades a new kind of physics has emerged to fill the gap between theory and experimentation. Harnessing the power of modern supercomputers, cosmologists have built simulations that offer profound insights into the deep history of our universe, allowing centuries-old ideas to be tested for the first time. Today, physicists are translating their ideas and equations into code, finding that there is just as much to be learned from computers as experiments in laboratories. In The Universe in a Box, cosmologist Andrew Pontzen explains how physicists model the universe’s most exotic phenomena, from black holes and colliding galaxies to dark matter and quantum entanglement, enabling them to study the
£26.10
Penguin Putnam Inc White Holes
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£20.80
James Clarke & Co Ltd Higgs Force
Book SynopsisHiggs Force is a gripping account of the scientists who have revealed the hidden structure of the natural world. It is the story of the fundamental components of matter and the forces that bind them together; a tale that is woven around the symmetry at the heart of the universe and the mystery of how this symmetry is broken.Trade Review"Higgs Force takes a new approach to contemporary physics, and makes notoriously difficult material accessible and approachable. The book is very readable and entertaining, and I will certainly recommend it to my first year undergraduates, to whom it will greatly appeal." Tony Mann, President of the British Society for the History of Mathematics "Higgs Force, by Nicholas Mee, takes the reader on a fascinating intellectual journey: our endeavours to uncover and understand the laws governing the universe, with particular emphasis on the beautiful ideas arising from symmetry. This is a remarkable story, and it is told here with lucidity and verve." Jonathan Evans, University Lecturer, Cambridge University "Nicholas Mee acts as the trigger as he selects the tales to tell of those whose work has helped reveal the structure of matter and the laws of nature, culminating in the present hunt for the Higgs particle. The result is an intellectual journey that ends at the LHC near Geneva but begins with the Big Bang 13.75 billion years ago (...) This book is far broader and more accessible than its title may suggest." Manjit Kumar, Literary Review, Issue 396, March 2012 "... Higgs Force, the book that seeks to explain how modern physicists understand the universe by exposing the complex secrets of matter (...) You have to have a vested interest in the subject matter to be able to read Higgs Force, more than just a passing fancy." Neil Buchanan, www.starburstmagazine.com, 08 March 2012 "... it provides a well-written and clearly explained overview of the way in which our understanding of the fundamental forces in nature has developed over the last two thousand years (...) It might be particularly suitable as preliminary reading for those intending to study Physics at university." www.bookwitch.wordpress.com, 11 March 2012 "In Higgs Force, Nicholas Mee, a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society with a doctorate in theorical particle physics from Cambridge University, lays out why the Higgs matters, and what is being done to find it." www.economist.com, 3 March 2012 'Every so often, physics get sexy ... [Nicholas Mee's] first book aims to do for the Higgs boson what Stephen Hawking did for the black hole ... There's no shirking on detail ... it offers a humble insight into a discipline that few people understand, equipping the reader with enough insight to explain the 'God particle' to impress friends ... the book's greatest strength is in ... the vivid depictions of the story's characters ... Higgs Force is an accomplished and engaging read ... lively biographies keep the pages turning in a way most popular science books fail to do.' Dr Stu in Guru Magazine Issue.5 02 April, 2012 "Physicists rarely become household names. Pretty much anyone watching television in Britain will have heard of Brian Cox who is credited with making physics sexy again. [ - ] One day, though, Peter Higgs and his eponymous boson might outshine them all. [ - ] In "Higgs Force" Nicholas Mee, a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society with a doctorate in theoretical particle physics from Cambridge University, lays out why the Higgs matters, and what is being done to find it." Newstoday.com, Apr 2012
£999.99
Penguin Putnam Inc Fundamentals
Book Synopsis“Fundamentals might be the perfect book for the winter of this plague year. . . . Wilczek writes with breathtaking economy and clarity, and his pleasure in his subject is palpable.” —The New York Times Book ReviewOne of our great contemporary scientists reveals the ten profound insights that illuminate what everyone should know about the physical worldIn Fundamentals, Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek offers the reader a simple yet profound exploration of reality based on the deep revelations of modern science. With clarity and an infectious sense of joy, he guides us through the essential concepts that form our understanding of what the world is and how it works. Through these pages, we come to see our reality in a new way--bigger, fuller, and stranger than it looked before.Synthesizing basic questions, facts, and dazzling speculations, Wilczek investigates the ideas that form our understanding of the univ
£13.30
Running Press Solar System
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£27.00
Johns Hopkins University Press Lawless Universe Science and the Hunt for Reality
Book SynopsisThought-provoking and controversial, Lawless Universe is a complement to, even an antidote for, books that create the misimpression that science can explain everything.Trade ReviewDr. Rosen knocks down the structure of good science and rebuilds it for the reader, brick by brick, beginning with the most basic differences between objectivity and subjectivity. And through topics that might otherwise leave readers feeling adrift-like quantum theory, metaphysics, and the anthropic principle-Dr. Rosen proves a calm, conscientious guide who sticks by the reader's side. GW Magazine/GW Today 2011Table of ContentsPreface1. Objective or Subjective: That Is the QuestionObjective and SubjectiveThe Objective Outer World: RealityOur Subjective Inner Worlds: FantasiesObjective or Subjective?Objective TruthSubjective TruthLogical TruthDealing with the SubjectiveDealing with the Objective2. The Science of Nature and the Nature of SciencePreliminariesScienceNatureReproducibilityPredictabilityLaw3. Theory: Explanation, Not SpeculationTheoryLogical Implication and Objective TruthGenerality and FundamentalityNaturalityCausationSimplicity and UnificationBeautyFalsifiabilityAn Archetypal Example4. Is Science the Whole Story?Science and MetaphysicsTranscendence and Nontranscendence5. Our Unique UniverseThe Lawless UniverseCosmology6. Nature's LawsRealism and IdealismReductionism and HolismObserver and ObservedQuasi-Isolated System and SurroundingsInitial State and Law of EvolutionExtended Mach PrincipleWhence Order?7. Facing the UniverseHuman ScienceAnthropic PrincipleWhence Order? (Again)Space and Time8. The Hunt for RealityMetaphysical PositionsObjective RealityPerceived RealityPartially Hidden RealityTranscendent RealityCodaGlossaryCombined BibliographyIndex
£63.18
Loyola Press A Jesuits Guide to the Stars
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£23.85
DK Historia Big History
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Visual timelines and CGI reconstructions dive deeply into the major events that have changed planet Earth…" — Publishers Weekly"[A] visually engaging overview of history." — School Library Journal
£42.50
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Mount Wilson Observatory
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£20.39
Tyndale House Publishers Chasing Proof Finding Faith
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£16.19
Basic Books Fear of a Black Universe: An Outsider's Guide to
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£14.39
Basic Books Hawking Hawking: The Selling of a Scientific
Book SynopsisStephen Hawking was widely recognized as the world's best physicist and even the most brilliant man alive–but what if his true talent was self-promotion?When Stephen Hawking died, he was widely recognized as the world's best physicist, and even its smartest person. He was neither. In Hawking Hawking, science journalist Charles Seife explores how Stephen Hawking came to be thought of as humanity's greatest genius. Hawking spent his career grappling with deep questions in physics, but his renown didn't rest on his science. He was a master of self-promotion, hosting parties for time travelers, declaring victory over problems he had not solved, and wooing billionaires. In a wheelchair and physically dependent on a cadre of devotees, Hawking still managed to captivate the people around him—and use them for his own purposes. A brilliant exposé and powerful biography, Hawking Hawking uncovers the authentic Hawking buried underneath the fake. It is the story of a man whose brilliance in physics was matched by his genius for building his own myth.
£23.80
Basic Books The One: How an Ancient Idea Holds the Future of
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£30.40
North Atlantic Books,U.S. Dark Matter, Missing Planets and New Comets:
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£19.95
Smithsonian Books Chandra'S Cosmos: Dark Matter, Black Holes, and
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£23.40
Smithsonian Books Envisioning Exoplanets: Searching for Life in the
Book SynopsisCome along for the captivating hunt for planets like our ownEnvisioning Exoplanets traces the journey of astronomers and researchers on their quest to explore the universe for a planet like Earth. Exoplanets--worlds beyond our solar system--were once dismissed as science fiction. But now, with more than 4,000 confirmed exoplanets, countless possibilities exist for what remains to be uncovered in the universe. This book follows the exhilarating progression of exoplanet research from its earliest stages operating on the fringes of scientific research to the newest developments of renowned agencies around the world searching for planets capable of hosting life. Featuring provocative questions about the universe and more than 200 remarkable illustrations from Michael Caroll, Ron Miller, and other key members of the International Association of Astronomical Artists, Envisioning Exoplanets is an intergalactic visual voyage.
£29.71
Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. Horizons of Cosmology
Book SynopsisHorizons of Cosmology: Exploring Worlds Seen and Unseen is the fourth title published in the Templeton Science and Religion Series, in which scientists from a wide range of fields distill their experience and knowledge into brief tours of their respective specialties. In this volume, highly esteemed astrophysicist Joseph Silk explores the vast mysteries and speculations of the field of cosmology in a way that balances an accessible style for the general reader and enough technical detail for advanced students and professionals. Indeed, while the physical laws and origins of the universe can be endlessly complex, even Einstein once mused that they could be explained simply enough to be grasped by nonspecialists. To that end Silk begins by introducing the basic story of the major discoveries in cosmology over the past century—wherein we learned that we live in an expanding universe populated with galaxies and stars. The middle chapters examine a number of contemporary puzzles such as dark matter and dark energy. The last third of the book looks at the human side of cosmology and moves to the more philosophical frontiers of the field, such as concepts of multiverses and time travel—areas of exploration where some crossover into speculative territory becomes unavoidable. In the past century alone, our understanding of the universe has expanded exponentially, and it will be fascinating to see what discoveries the next hundred years hold. Few books will provide such a thorough understanding of where we have been and what might lie ahead as Horizons of Cosmology.
£999.99
Red Wheel/Weiser Visions of the Multiverse
Book SynopsisThe idea of a multiple universe reality is no longer considered speculative or implausible by many physicists; rather, it is deemed inescapable. Distinct concepts of the multiverse spring from quantum mechanics, cosmology, string theory - based cosmology and ideas about a mathematics based reality that borders on the religious.In this accessible and entertaining book, Dr. Manly guides you on a tour of the many multiverse concepts and provides the nontechnical background to understand them.VISIONS OF THE MULTIVERSE explores questions such as:Just what is a multiverse?What are the different concepts of the multiverse and how are they related?Is it possible to determine if we live in a multiverse...or even in multiple types of multiverses?How do religious concepts of the afterlife and popular ideas based on the Law of Attraction relate to the scientific visions of the multiverse?Dr. Manly discusses a wide variety of fascinating concepts - from relativity and the fundamental particles and forces of nature to dark matter, dark energy and quantum mechanics - in an unintimidating and conversational tone.Is humanity is in the midst of a new Copernican revolution?You decide.
£12.34
Red Wheel/Weiser The Purpose-Guided Universe: Believing in
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£15.29
Experiment Most Wanted Particle: The Inside Story of the
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£12.34
Experiment How to Love the Universe: A Scientist's Odes to
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£9.99
Experiment The Story of the Universe in 100 Stars
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£16.14
Orbis Books (USA) Hidden Heart of the Cosmos: Humanity and the New
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£18.57
Experiment 100 Stars That Explain the Universe
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£13.29
Les Belles Lettres Kant Et La Nature
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£41.00
Fondation Hardt Cosmologies Et Cosmogonies Dans La Litterature
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£78.38
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Más allá del big bang / Beyond the Big Bang
£23.71
Blackie Books Gran guía visual del cosmos / A Grand Visual
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£20.76
