Three steps to the universe, from the sun to black holes to the mystery of dark matter, David Garfinkle & Richard Garfinkle
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Three steps to the universe, from the sun to black holes to the mystery of dark matter, David Garfinkle & Richard Garfinkle
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265)
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Three steps to the universe
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
212627213
Responsibility statement
David Garfinkle & Richard Garfinkle
Sub title
from the sun to black holes to the mystery of dark matter
Table Of Contents
The sun -- Look, don't touch -- What's that big bright thing made of? -- Fusion : energy hidden in plain sight -- Black holes -- Old gravity and new gravity -- Black holes in relativity -- The lives of stars -- Black hole hunting -- Gravitational waves -- Dark matter-dark energy -- Galactic scale -- What is dark matter? -- All the way out -- Dark energy, antigravity, and Einstein's fudge -- A step back to earth -- Road maps -- Science as it is written -- Glossary
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3 steps to the universe