Creation of the universe / Fang Li Zhi, Li Shu Xian ; translated by T. Kiang
Digitised Book 3.142.50.218 (0)
Information About
The book traces the developments of the big bang theory, from the expansion of the universe to quantum cosmology, from the formation of large scale structures to the physics of the Planck Era.
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Additional Details
- Creators
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- Fang, Lizhi
- Subject
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- Cosmology
- Astrophysics
- Publisher
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- World Scientific,
- National Library Board Singapore,
- Contributors
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- Li, Shuxian
- Digital Description
- application/pdf, ill.
- Table of Contents
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- Preface -- Chapter One. Physical intimations of an ancient Chinese story -- Chapter Two. Expansion without centre -- Chapter Three. Age of the universe -- Chapter Four. Finiteness and infiniteness of space -- Chapter Five. Matter visible and matter invisible -- Chapter Six. How order was born of chaos -- Chapter Seven. The thermal history of the universe -- Chapter Eight. Synthesis of elements -- Chapter Nine. Origin of asymmetry -- Chapter Ten. Inflation of vacuum -- Chapter Eleven. Physics of the first move -- Chapter Twelve. The anthropic principle and physical constants -- Index.
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.