Understanding the universe : from quarks to the cosmos /
The Big Bang, the birth of the universe, was a singular event. All ofthe matter of the universe was concentrated at a single point, withtemperatures so high that even the familiar protons and neutrons ofatoms did not yet exist, but rather were replaced by a swirlingmaelstrom of energy, matter and an...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Sprog: | engelsk |
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New Jersey :
World Scientific,
©2004.
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| Online adgang: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=137575 |
| Summary: | The Big Bang, the birth of the universe, was a singular event. All ofthe matter of the universe was concentrated at a single point, withtemperatures so high that even the familiar protons and neutrons ofatoms did not yet exist, but rather were replaced by a swirlingmaelstrom of energy, matter and antimatter. Exotic quarks and leptonsflickered briefly into existence, before merging back into the energysea. |
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| Fysisk beskrivelse: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 567 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografi: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-533) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9812565485 9789812565488 1281877034 9781281877031 9789812387035 981238703X 9812387056 |