UID:
almahu_9949408810302882
Umfang:
1 online resource (various pagings) :
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illustrations (some color).
ISBN:
9780750340519
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9780750340502
Serie:
[IOP release $release]
Inhalt:
This book explores the biggest gaps in current research of the universe. The text covers topics such as dark matter, dark energy, the Hubble constant/tension, deaths of massive stars, mysteries associated with black holes, neutron stars, and binary/ multiple systems. Written at a general and accessible level, each chapter also contains separate panel inserts with more technical explanations, as well as references for further details. As a highly useful reference book it provides a summary of where mysteries in the universe lie and exciting new avenues of future research. The text fills an important gap in current scientific literature and appeals to general audiences, astronomy students, and scientists in other disciplines.
Anmerkung:
"Version: 20221001"--Title page verso.
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1. Introduction -- 1.1. Solving scientific problems -- 1.2. Solving astrophysical mysteries--deep space forensics -- 1.3. Further reading
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2. How we see the universe -- 2.1. Light -- 2.2. Particles -- 2.3. Gravitational waves -- 2.4. Looking back in time -- 2.5. Further reading
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3. Inventory of the universe--something is missing! -- 3.1. A note about distance and scale -- 3.2. Baryonic matter -- 3.3. Dark matter -- 3.4. Dark energy -- 3.5. Further reading
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4. The expansion of the universe and the Hubble tension -- 4.1. Standard cosmological model -- 4.2. Hubble's law -- 4.3. Where to go from here -- 4.4. Further reading
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5. The first stars and galaxies -- 5.1. The first stars -- 5.2. The first galaxies -- 5.3. Further reading
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6. Couples+ -- 6.1. Bound or interacting stars -- 6.2. Binary formation -- 6.3. Bound or interacting galaxies -- 6.4. Further reading
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7. How massive stars die -- 7.1. Supernovae -- 7.2. Gamma-ray bursts -- 7.3. Further reading
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8. Matter at extreme densities--neutron stars -- 8.1. Superdense matter--the neutron star equation of state -- 8.2. Mysteries associated with 'ordinary' pulsars -- 8.3. Fast radio bursts -- 8.4. Neutron star mergers and heavy element production -- 8.5. Further reading
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9. And then what? ... black holes! -- 9.1. Stellar mass black holes -- 9.2. Intermediate mass black holes--where are they? -- 9.3. Supermassive black holes -- 9.4. Black hole-disk phenomena -- 9.5. Primordial black holes -- 9.6. Further reading
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10. Looking forward -- 10.1. Looking to the future -- 10.2. Final thoughts -- 10.3. Further reading.
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Also available in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version: ISBN 9780750340496
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780750340526
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1088/2514-3433/ac8975
URL:
https://iopscience.iop.org/book/mono/978-0-7503-4051-9
