The universe in a box : a new cosmic history
Pontzen, Andrew2023
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Illuminating, provocative and bold, The Universe in a Box is the story of the computer codes that allow us to look up, to learn, and to discover our place in the cosmos. How do scientists study the entire universe? How can we make sense of its vast, intricate workings? We are part of an incredible chain of events stretching 13.8 billion years into the past and even further into the future. But what does that future hold? And will we ever truly understand our cosmic home? The Universe in a Box is Andrew Pontzen's tribute to simulations - the remarkable computer codes that, over the last century, have allowed us to understand the distant past and far future of the universe. It reframes what we think we know about galaxies, black holes and matter itself. And it reveals the stories of the pioneering scientists who unlocked the mysteries of space, from redshift to improbable dark materials that pass, ghostlike, through solid rock. Illuminating, provocative and bold, this is the story of the technologies that allow us to look up, to learn and to discover our place in the cosmos.
Main title:
The universe in a box : a new cosmic history / Andrew Pontzen.
Author:
Pontzen, Andrew, author
Imprint:
London : Jonathan Cape, 2023.©2023
Collation:
241 pages ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-232) and index.
Contents:
Weather and climateDark matter, dark energy, and the cosmic webGalaxies and the sub-gridBlack holesQuantum mechanics and cosmic originsThinkingSimulations, science, and reality.
ISBN:
978178733309397817873330939781787333086
Dewey class:
523.10113523.101
LC class:
QB991.C63
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
542446
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Adult Non Fiction - Science and Technology | 523.101 PON | Available |