Extraterrestrial physics
Title:
Extraterrestrial physics
Author:
Scientific American Editors (New York, New York), editor.
ISBN:
9781725350199
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
160 pages ; 23 cm.
Series:
Scientific American explores big ideas
Scientific American explores big ideas.
Contents:
The universe began with a bang, not a bounce, new studies find / Colliding dwarf galaxies reveal a glimpse of the early universe / Ancient galaxy clusters offer clues about the early universe / Giant galaxies from the universe's childhood challenge cosmic origin stories / JWST's first glimpses of early galaxies could break cosmology / Black hole discovery helps to explain quantum nature of the cosmos / Colliding supermassive black holes discovered in nearby galaxy / Did astronomers just discover black holes from the big bang? / Astronomers spy a giant runaway black hole's starry wake / Black holes, quantum entanglement and the no-go theorem / Neutrinos from a nearby galaxy reveal black hole secrets / Could gravity's quantum origins explain dark energy? / Astronomers might see dark matter by staring into the void / Dark matter hunters need fresh answers / Stars made of antimatter might be lurking in the universe / Are telescopes the only way to find dark matter? / String theory may create far fewer universes than thought / Tangled up in spacetime / Found : a quadrillion ways for string theory to make our universe / Quantum entanglement isn't all that spooky after all / Tiny gravitational-wave detector could search anywhere in the sky / Gravitational waves probe exotic matter inside neutron stars / Galaxy-size gravitational-wave detector hints at exotic physics / The elusive theory of everything / Record-breaking supernova is part of a new class of objects / The James Webb Space Telescope could solve one of cosmology's deepest mysteries / 10 Years after the Higgs, physicists are optimistic for more discoveries
Abstract:
"Many of the laws of physics we take for granted do not apply outside the earth's atmosphere. Extraterrestrial physics tend to differ considerably from physics on Earth, and astrophysicists and other scientists who study space use experiments and theoretical research to try to better understand these differences. This volume helps explain the fascinating but complex concepts that make up the field of extraterrestrial physics, including quarks, dark energy, the theory of general relativity, quantum mechanics, space plasma, and the Higgs boson. Experts and writers will offer clarification on the topics animating extraterrestrial physics and explain current research that has advanced our understanding of it"-- Provided by publisher.
Reading Level:
Grades: 10-12 Scientific American Educational Publishing.
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