The wraparound universe /

What shape is the universe? Is it curved and closed in on itself? Is it expanding? Where is it headed? Could space be wrapped around itself, such that it produces ghost images of faraway galaxies? Such are the questions posed by Jean-Pierre Luminet in The Wraparound Universe, which he then addresses...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Luminet, Jean-Pierre (Author)
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Other Authors: Novak, Eric (Translator)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Wellesley, Massachusetts : A K Peters, Limited, 2008.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Table of Contents; Preface to the English Edition; Reading Guide; Part I. The Shape of Space; Part II. Folds in the Universe; Bibliography; Back Cover