Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape The Universe - Couverture souple

Rees, Martin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0465036732 ISBN 13 : 9780465036738

Editeur : Basic Books, 2001

Synopsis

Book by Rees Martin

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Astronomer Royal Martin Rees shows how the behaviour and origins of the universe can be explained by just six numbers.

How did a single genesis event create billions of galaxies, black holes, stars and planets? How did atoms assemble - here on Earth, and perhaps on other worlds - into living beings intricate enough to ponder their origins? This book describes the recent avalanche of discoveries about the universe's fundamental laws, and the deep connections that exist between stars and atoms - the cosmos and the microscopic world. Just six numbers, imprinted in the big bang, determine the essence of our world, and this book devotes one chapter to explaining each.

Biographie de l'auteur

Matrin Rees is a leading researcher on cosmic evolution, black holes, and galaxies. He has himself originated many key ideas, and brings a unique perspective to themes discussed in this book. He is currently a Royal Society Research Professor, and Great Britain's Astronomer Royal. Through based in Cambridge University for most of his career, he travels extensively, and collaborates wit many colleagues in the U.S. and elsewhere. He is an enthusiast for international collaboration in research, and is a member of several foreign academies.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0465036732
• ISBN 13: 9780465036738
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 208