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Where Did the Universe Come from? and Other Cosmic Questions

Where Did the Universe Come from? and Other Cosmic Questions

Our Universe, from the Quantum to the Cosmos

by Chris Ferrie and Geraint Lewis
Hardback
Publication Date: 07/09/2021

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Do you ever look up to the stars and wonder about what is out there?

Over the last few centuries, humans have successfully unraveled much of the language of the universe, exploring and defining formerly mysterious phenomena such as electricity, magnetism, and matter through the beauty of mathematics. But some secrets remain beyond our realm of understandingâ"and seemingly beyond the very laws and theories we have relied on to make sense of the universe we inhabit. It is clear that the quantum, the world of atoms and electrons, is entwined with the cosmos, a universe of trillions of stars and galaxies...but exactly how these two extremes of human understanding interact remains a mystery.

Where Did the Universe Come From? And Other Cosmic Questions allows readers to eavesdrop on a conversation between award-winning physicists Chris Ferrie and Geraint F. Lewis as they examine the universe through the two unifying and yet often contradictory lenses of classical physics and quantum mechanics, tackling questions such as:

  • Where did the universe come from?
  • Why do dying stars rip themselves apart
  • Do black holes last forever?
  • What is left for humans to discover?

A brief but fascinating exploration of the vastness of the universe, this book will have armchair physicists turning the pages until their biggest and smallest questions about the cosmos have been answered.

ISBN:
9781728238814
9781728238814
Category:
Astrophysics
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
07-09-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Sourcebooks, Incorporated
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
272
Dimensions (mm):
184.15x133.35x23.62mm
Weight:
0.39kg
Chris Ferrie

Chris Ferrie is a physicist, mathematician and father of three budding young scientists.

He obtained his doctorate in Mathematical Physics from the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Canada and currently holds a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Chris believes it is never too early to introduce children to the wild and wonderful world of physics!

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