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Where did the universe come from? and other cosmic questions : our universe, from the quantum to the cosmos / Chris Ferrie + Geraint F. Lewis.

"Over the last few centuries, humans have successfully unraveled much of the language of the universe, exploring and defining formerly mysterious phenomena such as electricity, magnetism, and matter through the beauty of mathematics. But some secrets remain beyond our realm of understanding-and seemingly beyond the very laws and theories we have relied on to make sense of the universe we inhabit. It is clear that the quantum, the world of atoms and electrons, is entwined with the cosmos, a universe of trillions of stars and galaxies...but exactly how these two extremes of human understanding interact remains a mystery. Where Did the Universe Come From? And Other Cosmic Questions allows readers to eavesdrop on a conversation between award-winning physicists Chris Ferrie and Geraint F. Lewis as they examine the universe through the two unifying and yet often contradictory lenses of classical physics and quantum mechanics, tackling questions such as: Where did the universe come from? Why do dying stars rip themselves apart Do black holes last forever? What is left for humans to discover?" --book jacket.

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條碼 存放書架 館藏類別 卷冊註記 分館 狀態 到期日 預約
C9009852179 523.1 FER
Adult nonfiction   Earlville Branch . . 可外借 .  
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ISBN 9781728238814 (hardback)
杜威號碼 523.1
作者 Ferrie, Chris author.
標題 Where did the universe come from? and other cosmic questions : our universe, from the quantum to the cosmos / Chris Ferrie + Geraint F. Lewis.
出版者 Naperville, Illinois : Sourcebooks, [2021]
Physical description xvi, 255 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.
參考書目附註 Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-237) and index.
Contents note The quantum and the cosmos -- The quantum of cosmos past. Where did the universe come from? -- Why is the universe so smooth? -- Why is there matter in the universe? -- Where did the elements come from? -- The quantum of cosmos present. How did we unravel the chemistry of the heavens? -- Where did the chemicals inside us come from? -- Why do dying stars rip themselves apart? -- Is the entire universe a quantum thing? -- The quantum of cosmos future. Why don't all dead stars become black holes? -- Will matter last forever? -- Do black holes last forever? -- Is the end of the universe really the end? -- The future of a quantum cosmos. Where have we been? -- What does a theory of everything look like? -- Where can a theory of everything take us? -- What still stands in our way?
Summary "Over the last few centuries, humans have successfully unraveled much of the language of the universe, exploring and defining formerly mysterious phenomena such as electricity, magnetism, and matter through the beauty of mathematics. But some secrets remain beyond our realm of understanding-and seemingly beyond the very laws and theories we have relied on to make sense of the universe we inhabit. It is clear that the quantum, the world of atoms and electrons, is entwined with the cosmos, a universe of trillions of stars and galaxies...but exactly how these two extremes of human understanding interact remains a mystery. Where Did the Universe Come From? And Other Cosmic Questions allows readers to eavesdrop on a conversation between award-winning physicists Chris Ferrie and Geraint F. Lewis as they examine the universe through the two unifying and yet often contradictory lenses of classical physics and quantum mechanics, tackling questions such as: Where did the universe come from? Why do dying stars rip themselves apart Do black holes last forever? What is left for humans to discover?" --book jacket.
主題 Cosmology
Astrophysics
Quantum theory
Additional author Lewis, Geraint F. author.
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