The book of universes : exploring the limits of the cosmos /
Barrow, John D., 1952-
The book of universes : exploring the limits of the cosmos / John D. Barrow. - 1st American ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, 2011. - xiv, 354 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-340) and index.
Being in the right place at the right time -- The earnestness of being important -- Einstein's universes -- Unexpected universes: the Rococo period -- Something completely different -- The steady statesmen come and go with a bang -- Universes, warts and all -- The beginning for beginners -- Brave new worlds -- Post-modern universes -- Fringe universes -- The runaway universe.
A tour of the strange and wonderful universes that modern physics posits might--just might--be out there.
0393081214 (hbk.) 9780393081213 (hbk.)
2011002201
Cosmology.
Einstein field equations.
Physical laws.
The book of universes : exploring the limits of the cosmos / John D. Barrow. - 1st American ed. - New York : W.W. Norton, 2011. - xiv, 354 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-340) and index.
Being in the right place at the right time -- The earnestness of being important -- Einstein's universes -- Unexpected universes: the Rococo period -- Something completely different -- The steady statesmen come and go with a bang -- Universes, warts and all -- The beginning for beginners -- Brave new worlds -- Post-modern universes -- Fringe universes -- The runaway universe.
A tour of the strange and wonderful universes that modern physics posits might--just might--be out there.
0393081214 (hbk.) 9780393081213 (hbk.)
2011002201
Cosmology.
Einstein field equations.
Physical laws.