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The History of the Universe
David H. Lyth
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Description for The History of the Universe
Paperback. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 120 pages, 25 black & white illustrations, 14 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PGK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 160 x 236 x 8. Weight in Grams: 216.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Astronomers' Universe
Condition
New
Weight
229g
Number of Pages
120
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319227436
SKU
V9783319227436
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About David H. Lyth
David Lyth is an Emeritus Professor of Physics at Lancaster University. He has made several key advances in cosmology and was awarded the 2012 Hoyle medal by the Institute of Physics. Prof Lyth has written two cosmology textbooks with Andrew Liddle: Cosmological Inflation and Large Scale Structure (2000) and The Primordial Density Perturbation (2009).
Reviews for The History of the Universe
This is an exceptionally good example of scientific writing in the short format, as exemplified by Jeans, Eddington, Hoyle, and Hawking. Armchair astronomers will surely like this book ... . I recommend it to those in high school aspiring to study for degrees in physics and astronomy, as well as the instructors of their first-year courses. The book delivers a ... Read more