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The book of universes : exploring the limits of the cosmos / John D. Barrow.

By: Barrow, John D, 1952-.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : W.W. Norton, 2011Edition: 1st American ed.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-340) and index.Description: xiv, 354 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780393081213 (hbk.); 0393081214 (hbk.).Subject(s): Cosmology | Physical laws | Einstein field equationsDDC classification: 523.1
Contents:
Being in the right place at the right time -- The earnestness of being important -- Einstein's universes -- Unexpected universes: the Rococo period -- Something completely different -- The steady statesmen come and go with a bang -- Universes, warts and all -- The beginning for beginners -- Brave new worlds -- Post-modern universes -- Fringe universes -- The runaway universe.
Summary: A tour of the strange and wonderful universes that modern physics posits might--just might--be out there.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-340) and index.

Being in the right place at the right time -- The earnestness of being important -- Einstein's universes -- Unexpected universes: the Rococo period -- Something completely different -- The steady statesmen come and go with a bang -- Universes, warts and all -- The beginning for beginners -- Brave new worlds -- Post-modern universes -- Fringe universes -- The runaway universe.

A tour of the strange and wonderful universes that modern physics posits might--just might--be out there.

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