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  • Dark Secrets Of The Terascale, The (Tasi 2011) – Proceedings Of The 2011 Theoretical Advanced Study Institute In Elementary Particle Physics

    by Konstantin Matchev, Timothy M P Tait ...
    This volume is a compilation of the lectures at TASI 2011, held in Boulder, Colorado, June 2011. They cover topics in theoretical particle physics including the Standard Model and beyond, collider physics, dark matter, and cosmology, at a level intended to be accessible to students at the initial stages of their research careers. ... Read more

    $91.99 USD

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  • The New Biography of the Universe

    by Matthias Matting ...
    May I introduce: the universe. Born 13.75 billion years ago. Constantly growing. Nearly empty. Electrically neutral. Poor in antimatter. Populated by 100 billion galaxies, including 130 sextillion stars with approximately just as many planets.Consisting of only 4 percent known forms of matter. The other 96 percent is made up of 23 percent dark matter and 73 percent dark energy. The home of black ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • What Is Relativity?

    An Intuitive Introduction to Einstein's Ideas, and Why They Matter

    by Jeffrey Bennett ...
    A renowned astrophysicist's approachable introduction to Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and its application in our daily lives.It is commonly assumed that if the Sun suddenly turned into a black hole, it would suck Earth and the rest of the planets into oblivion. Yet, as prominent author and astrophysicist Jeffrey Bennett points out, black holes don't suck. With that simple idea in mind, ... Read more

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  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to Theories of the Universe

    by Gary Moring ...
    You’re no idiot, of course. You know Heisenburg’s uncertainty principle has nothing to do with where you put your car keys. But modern cosmology is relatively complicated. The mystery of the universe definitely isn’t one we can flip to the end to see whodunit.That hasn’t stopped physicists, astronomers, and philosophers from searching for clues! The topic is infinite (literally), but once you’ve ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • The Story of Collapsing Stars

    Black Holes, Naked Singularities, and the Cosmic Play of Quantum Gravity

    by Pankaj S. Joshi ...
    This book journeys into one of the most fascinating intellectual adventures of recent decades - understanding and exploring the final fate of massive collapsing stars in the universe. The issue is of great interest in fundamental physics and cosmology today, from both the perspective of gravitation theory and of modern astrophysical observations. This is a revolution in the making and may be ... Read more

    $18.09 USD

  • Beyond The Galaxy: How Humanity Looked Beyond Our Milky Way And Discovered The Entire Universe

    by Ethan Siegel ...
    A look up at the night sky reveals a treasury of wonders. Even to the naked eye, the Moon, stars, planets, the Milky Way and even a few star clusters and nebulae illuminate the heavens. For millennia, humans struggled to make sense of what's out there in the Universe, from all we can see to that which lies beyond the limits of even our most powerful telescopes. Beyond the Galaxy traces our journey ... Read more

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  • The Turbulent Birth of the Lick Observatory

    by Rick Novy ...
    With drama equal to any fiction, this article explores the story of how a major research institution came into being at the top of a mountain at the end of the 19th Century. ... Read more

    $1.99 USD

  • Introduction to Cosmology

    by Barbara Ryden ...
    This second edition of Introduction to Cosmology is an exciting update of an award-winning textbook. It is aimed primarily at advanced undergraduate students in physics and astronomy, but is also useful as a supplementary text at higher levels. It explains modern cosmological concepts, such as dark energy, in the context of the Big Bang theory. Its clear, lucid writing style, with a wealth of ... Read more

    $50.99 USD

  • The Planet Factory

    Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth

    by Elizabeth Tasker ...
    Twenty years ago, the search for planets outside the Solar System was a job restricted to science-fiction writers. Now it's one of the fastest-growing fields in astronomy with thousands of exoplanets discovered to date, and the number is rising fast.These new-found worlds are more alien than anything in fiction. Planets larger than Jupiter with years lasting a week; others with two suns lighting ... Read more

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  • The Universe in a Mirror

    The Saga of the Hubble Space Telescope and the Visionaries Who Built It

    by Robert Zimmerman ...
    The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most stunning images of the cosmos humanity has ever seen. It has transformed our understanding of the universe around us, revealing new information about its age and evolution, the life cycle of stars, and the very existence of black holes, among other startling discoveries. But it took an amazing amount of work and perseverance to get the first space ... Read more

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  • Captured Planet

    by Dino Fotinidis ...
    Captured Planet is an unusual and intriguing theory on the origin of the earth. The author's theory, first developed in 2003, was recently substantiated through an article published by NASA in June 2011 that examined the implications of their findings on samples taken from their 2004 Genesis mission:"We found that Earth, the moon, as well as Martian and other meteorites which are samples of ... Read more

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  • The Power of Stars

    How Celestial Observations Have Shaped Civilization

    by Bryan E. Penprase ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    What are some of the connections that bind us to the stars? How have these connections been established? And how have people all around the world and throughout time reacted to the night sky, the sun and moon, in their poetry, mythology, rituals, and temples? This book explores the influence of the sky on both ancient and modern civilization, by providing a clear overview of the many ways in which ... Read more

    $31.99 USD