About this title: Dark energy. Dark matter. These strange and invisible substances sound mysterious and their unexpected appearance in the cosmic census is upending long-held notions about the nature of the Universe. The Universe is known to be expanding but everything indicated that gravity should slow this spread. Instead, the Universe is accelerating its expansion and something stronger than gravity - dark energy - is at work. Evalyn Gates transports us to the edge of science to explore the tool that unlocks the secrets of these little-understood cosmic constituents. Based on the theory of general ...
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780393062380ISBN:0393062384
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2009-02-22
ISBN-13:9780393062380ISBN:0393062384
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780393062380ISBN:0393062384
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Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780393062380ISBN:0393062384
Description: Based on Einstein's theory of general relativity, gravitational lensing--known as Einstein's Telescope--is enabling new discoveries that are taking researchers toward the next revolution in scientific thinking--one that may change forever the notions... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Ww Norton & Co
Date Published: 2009
ISBN-13:9780393062380ISBN:0393062384
Description: New. Dark energy. Dark matter. These strange and invisible substances sound mysterious and their unexpected appearance in the cosmic census is upending long-held notions about the nature of the Universe. This book transports readers to the edge of science... read more
"If you haven't kept up with recent work in astronomy (as I haven't) you'll will learn a great deal from this book. There has been a revolution in cosmology in the last ten years. Did you know that "ordinary" matter only makes up 5% of the universe? Did you know that astrophysicists are discovering that our understanding of the universe is far more limited than they thought only ten years ago? Did you know that the universe consists mostly of dark energy and nobody knows what it is? It's a very exciting time in astrophysics, and the author helps share that excitement with non-scientists.
This book does an excellent job of explaining physics, both astrophysics and particle physics in a clear way. The author is very good at using analogies from the ordinary world (marbles, ponds, expanding balloons) to explain difficult concepts. She's particularly good at explaining Einstein's general relativity theory, which is critical to most of the book.
This is one of the best popular science books I've read. My only quibble is that she repeats a lot of information. I believe she does it deliberately to reinforce concepts explained earlier in the book when they are needed again, but if you read the book in a short period of time, the repetition is slightly annoying.
This is not a book that you can read at a leisurely pace without paying attention. Even though the author does an excellent job explaining things, you must pay close attention."
"This is an engrossing overview of gravitational lensing and the associated physics of dark energy and dark matter. Often books like these gloss over theory but Gates does a fantastic job of presenting enough evidence in sufficient detail to make it interesting. The fact that we don't understand what makes up most of the universe is pretty humbling and thought provoking. It certainly made my trip to the west coast seem a lot shorter."
"As a layman who drew some esthetic comfort from the Big-Bang/Expansion/Contraction/Big-Crunch cosmological model, I have read reports, in the last ten or fifteen years, of the discovery of expansion-acceleration with mixed feelings. However, if one has to receive bad news, it should be as expertly and concisely delivered as possible -- and the author, an experienced reasearcher, has filled that need admirably. I can't recommend this book highly enough."
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