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Helmut Satz - Ultimate Horizons - 9783662511893 - V9783662511893
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Ultimate Horizons

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Description for Ultimate Horizons Paperback. Modern physics and cosmology reveal features of the universe that are forever out of reach: too distant, dark, dense or small to observe. This book tells of these horizons, how they shape our understanding, and what clues we have of a world beyond them. Series: The Frontiers Collection. Num Pages: 184 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 53 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PDA; PGC; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 10. Weight in Grams: 291.
In the last hundred years, modern physics and cosmology have shown that there exist regions of the universe forever beyond our reach, hidden by truly ultimate horizons. Such regions exist in those remote parts of the universe where, from our point of view, space expands faster than the speed of light. They are found in black holes, where the gravity is strong enough to retain even light within its field of attraction. And in the realm of the very small, quarks must remain forever confined to their world of extreme density and can never be removed from it. The aim ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
The Frontiers Collection
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783662511893
SKU
V9783662511893
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15

About Helmut Satz
Helmut Satz is professor of theoretical physics at Bielefeld University in Germany. A pioneer in the study of matter at extreme temperatures and densities, he and his group initiated the investigation of such matter using computer simulation techniques, providing results that were essential for the start of high energy nuclear collision experiments. Satz spent many years on the staff of ... Read more

Reviews for Ultimate Horizons
From the reviews: “This book is one of the most interesting introductions to today's problems and advances in the fields of cosmology, particle and nuclear physics that I have seen. … There are numerous examples where the reader is given easy ‘visualizations’ of scientific findings. … Helmut is interested in understanding old and new problems of physics and, building ... Read more

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