The Farthest Things in the Universe

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-0-521-45170-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 116 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 331 g

The quest for the farthest objects in the Universe remains one of the most challenging to modern astronomy. Peering deeper and deeper into space reveals the most distant and powerful objects known and so probes back to the embryonic epochs of the Universe not long after its birth in the Big Bang. Four world experts - chosen for their ability to communicate research astronomy to popular audiences - each contribute a chapter to this lucid survey, first published in 1994. In clear terms they bring to the general audience the excitement and challenge of studying the Universe on the largest scales. They address the fundamental issues of scale in the Universe; the ghostly etchings seen on the cosmic background radiation; quasars and their evolution; and galaxy birth. This survey offers an exceptional chance for the general audience to share in the excitement of today's forefront research of the early Universe in an accessible and stimulating way.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pasachoff, Jay M.

Spinrad, Hyron

Osmer, Patrick

Cheng, Edward S.

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Galaxien und Sterne
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Astronomische Beobachtung: Observatorien, Instrumente, Methoden
• Naturwissenschaften Astronomie Kosmologie, Urknalltheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; 1. Observing the farthest things in the universe Jay M. Pasachoff; 2. The cosmic background radiation Ed Cheng; 3. Quasars Patrick S. Osmer; 4. Galaxies at the limit: the epoch of galaxy formation Hyron Spinrad; Index.