The Little Book of Cosmology provides a breathtaking look at our universe on the grandest scales imaginable. Written by one of the world’s leading experimental cosmologists, this short but deeply insightful book describes what scientists are revealing through precise measurements of the faint thermal afterglow of the Big Bang—known as the cosmic microwave background, or CMB—and...
The Little Book of Cosmology provides a breathtaking look at our universe on the grandest scales imaginable. Written by one of the world’s leading experimental cosmologists, this short but deeply insightful book describes what scientists are revealing through precise measurements of the faint thermal afterglow of the Big Bang—known as the cosmic microwave background, or CMB—and how their findings are transforming our view of the cosmos.
Blending the latest findings in cosmology with essential concepts from physics, Lyman Page first helps readers to grasp the sheer enormity of the universe, explaining how to understand the history of its formation and evolution in space and time. Then he sheds light on how spatial variations in the CMB formed, how they reveal the age, size, and geometry of the universe, and how they offer a blueprint for the formation of cosmic structure.
Not only does Page explain current observations and measurements, he describes how they can be woven together into a unified picture to form the Standard Model of Cosmology. Yet much remains unknown, and this incisive book also describes the search for ever deeper knowledge at the field’s frontiers—from quests to understand the nature of neutrinos and dark energy to investigations into the physics of the very early universe.
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 The Basics
2 The Composition and Evolution of the Cosmos
3 Mapping the Cosmic Microwave Background
4 The Standard Model of Cosmology
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Preface
Acknowledgments
1 The Basics
2 The Composition and Evolution of the Cosmos
3 Mapping the Cosmic Microwave Background
4 The Standard Model of Cosmology
5 Frontiers of Cosmology
Appendixes
Index
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《The Little Book of Cosmology》直译是宇宙学小书，译者选择了更加俏皮可亲的译法，《宇宙小史》。说它小，因为它真的是薄薄的一小本，只有区区208页，而这当中还有将近四分之一的内容是领域内大咖们的推荐序。 作者莱曼·佩奇，普林斯顿大学物理系主任、美国国家科学院院士...
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1 有用 [已注销] 2021-03-31 10:04:28
很高屋建瓴了……
0 有用 observers 2023-09-25 18:58:48 北京
前半部分好懂，后面需要多看几遍
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1 有用 番茄酱 2020-10-19 03:44:57
非常不错的宇宙学读物，专业人士可将它当做复习概念的，学习通俗表达宇宙学知识的材料，非专业人士可将它当做一窥我们宇宙奥秘的科普书。作者是普利斯顿大学物理系大牛，是宇宙学实验观测领域的领军人物，专业领域水准够高，同时很善于向公众解释抽象的物理知识，本人有幸在会议上见过作者本人，很和善平易近人的一位学者。