The little book of the big bang : a cosmic primer /

What do we know about the origins of the Universe, and more important, how do we know it? In a small, easy-to-read package, this book introduces you to all of the important ideas about the Big Bang and its consequences. Craig Hogan explains what happened in the early days of the universe, why we thi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hogan, Craig J. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Copernicus, [1998]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The big picture
  • A survey of space and time
  • A summary of physics
  • The cosmic expansion
  • Cosmic background radiation
  • Primordial matter
  • The formation of structure
  • The beginning
  • The future.