The State of the Universe: A Primer in Modern Cosmology - Hardcover

Ferreira, Pedro G.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0297847406 ISBN 13: 9780297847403

Publisher: Cassell, 2006

Synopsis

The universe is a mess. Or rather, our understanding of it is. That’s the message of this lively introduction to the conundrums shaking up the field of cosmology. Pedro G. Ferreira, a noted lecturer in astrophysics at Oxford, explains how a universe once ruled by Einstein’s simple equations has given way to a more complex and confusing one, where mysterious dark matter” outweighs visible matter a hundred to one, and dark energy” seems to be hurling the galaxies apart. Ferreira takes readers on a fascinating journey through the history of astronomy to show how we arrived here, clarifying today’s many contending theories.

About this title

About the Author:

Pedro G. Ferreira is a Lecturer in Astrophysics at the University of Oxford and a Tutor and Fellow of Oriel College. He studied physics at the Technical University of Lisbon and obtained a doctorate from Imperial College, London in 1995. He was awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship in 2000. Jem Finer is an artist, musician and composer living in London. From 2003 until 2005 he was artist in residence in the Astrophysics Department at the University of Oxford.

Review:

'Deeply interesting' THE GUARDIAN 'Authoritative, accurate, clear and up to date' THE INDEPENDENT 'Ferreira does a good job of balancing the likely with the improbable.' FINANCIAL TIMES 'a short, clear and logical introduction which assumes no background knowledge and uses simple analogies to explain unfamiliar ideas.' OXFORD TODAY

About this edition

• Publisher: Cassell
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0297847406
• ISBN 13: 9780297847403
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320