The Cyclical Serpent: Prospects for an Ever-Repeating Universe

The Cyclical Serpent: Prospects for an Ever-Repeating Universe
ISBN-10
1489960368
ISBN-13
9781489960368
Category
Science
Pages
300
Language
English
Published
2013-11-11
Publisher
Springer
Author
Paul G. Halpern

Description

Halpern's journey leads us through the most extraordinary breakthroughs in twentieth-century physics and cosmology, and to the remarkable tools scientists employ to look backward and forward in time. He also reveals the fascinating pieces of the puzzle still missing from our picture of the universe - keys that promise to unlock our elusive destiny. What is dark matter and how much of our universe does it comprise? What is the size and age of the universe? How did events unfold in the critical seconds after the Big Bang? The answers to these and other questions will help us decipher our fate.

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