Little Book of Cosmology

The cutting-edge science that is taking the measure of the universe

The Little Book of Cosmology provides a breathtaking look at our universe on the grandest scales imaginable. Written by one of the world's leading experimental cosmologists, this short but deeply insightful book describes what scientists are revealing through precise measurements of the faint thermal afterglow of the big bang--known as the cosmic microwave background, or CMB--and how their findings are transforming our view of the cosmos.

Blending the latest findings in cosmology with essential concepts from physics, Lyman Page first helps readers to grasp the sheer enormity of the universe, explaining how to understand the history of its formation and evolution in space and time. Then he sheds light on how spatial variations in the CMB formed, how they reveal the age, size, and geometry of the universe, and how they offer a blueprint for the formation of cosmic structure.

Not only does Page explain current observations and measurements, he describes how they can be woven together into a unified picture to form the Standard Model of Cosmology. Yet much remains unknown, and this incisive book also describes the search for ever deeper knowledge at the field's frontiers--from quests to understand the nature of neutrinos and dark energy to investigations into the physics of the very early universe.

Stiinta de ultima ora care ia masura universului Mica carte a cosmologiei ofera o privire uluitoare asupra universului nostru pe cele mai marete scari imaginabile. Scrisa de unul dintre cei mai mari cosmologi experimentali din lume, aceasta carte scurta, dar profund perspicace, descrie ceea ce oamenii de stiinta dezvaluie prin masuratori precise ale luminii termice slabe a big bangului - cunoscut sub numele de fundalul cu microunde cosmic sau CMB - si modul in care descoperirile lor Imbinand cele mai recente descoperiri din cosmologie cu conceptele esentiale din fizica, Lyman Page ii ajuta pe cititori sa inteleaga enorma enormitate a universului, explicand cum sa inteleaga istoria formarii si evolutiei sale in spatiu si timp.