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The Dark Universe: Matter, Energy and Gravity (Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium Series)
by Mario Livio
Available from Powells Used Books
$50.40
on 10-15-2008
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ISBN Number: 9780521822275
Subtitle: Matter, Energy and Gravity
Editor: Livio, Mario
Editor: Livio, Mario
Editor: Fall, Michael
Written by: Fall, Michael
Written by: Livio, Mario
Editor: Fall, Michael
Published by: Cambridge University Press
Location: Cambridge
Subject: Astrophysics & Space Science
Subject: Astronomy
Subject: Astronomy, General
Subject: Dark matter (Astronomy), Congresses.
Copyright: 2003
Series: Space Telescope Science Institute Symposium Series
Series Volume: 15
Date of Publication: February 2004
Cover Type: Hardcover
Grade Level: Professional and scholarly
Written in: English
Illustrations: Yes
Number of Pages: 204
Book Size: 1002x714x65 135
This timely volume presents specially written articles by world experts at an international conference at the Space Telescope Science Institute. The goal of the meeting was to assemble physicists and astronomers working on all aspects of dark matter and theories of gravity. Topics covered include Nucleosynthesis, Hot Gas in Clusters, MACHOs, WIMPs, Rotation Curves, Gravitational Lensing Neutrinos, Large Scale Flows, Dwarf Spheroidals, Cosmological Parameters from Supernovae, the Cosmic Microwave Background, the Cosmological Constant, and Theories of Gravity. Synopsis: This book reviews the recent findings on the composition of the universe, its dynamics, and the implications of both for the evolution of large-scale structure and for fundamental theories of the universe. With each chapter written by a leading expert in the field, topics include massive compact halo objects, the oldest white dwarfs, hot gas in clusters of galaxies, primordial nucleosynthesis, modified Newtonian dynamics, the cosmic mass density, the growth of large-scale structure, and a discussion of dark energy. This book is an invaluable resource for both professional astronomers and graduate students in this cutting-edge area of research. Synopsis: Collection of review articles on all aspects of dark matter and theories of gravity.
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