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Author:   Andrew Norton
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780367748050

ISBN 10:   0367748053
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   13 May 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Contents Author ............................................................................................................... xiii Chapter 1 Quasars to Quarks.................................................................................1 Chapter 2 The Physical World...............................................................................7 PART I The Small-Scale Universe Chapter 3 Quantized Energy................................................................................25 Chapter 4 Quantum Uncertainty.......................................................................... 37 Chapter 5 Atoms.................................................................................................. 45 Chapter 6 Nuclei.................................................................................................. 53 Chapter 7 Particles...............................................................................................63 PART II The Large-Scale Universe Chapter 8 Observing the Universe....................................................................... 73 Chapter 9 The Expanding Universe..................................................................... 91 Chapter 10 The Cooling Universe....................................................................... 107 PART III Universal Processes Chapter 11 Electromagnetic Interactions............................................................. 115 Chapter 12 Strong Interactions............................................................................ 123 Chapter 13 Weak Interactions.............................................................................. 129 Chapter 14 Gravitational Interactions.................................................................. 135 Chapter 15 Unified Theories................................................................................ 147 PART IV The Universe through Time Chapter 16 The History of the Universe.............................................................. 157 Chapter 17 The Universe Today.......................................................................... 171 Chapter 18 The Future of the Universe................................................................207 Book Summary..................................................................................................... 221 Acknowledgements................................................................................................223 Appendix: A Timeline for Understanding the Universe...................................225 Index.......................................................................................................................229

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Andrew Norton is Professor of Astrophysics Education in the School of Physical Sciences at the Open University and is a former vice president of the Royal Astronomical Society. He earned his PhD in X-ray astronomy from Leicester University working on interacting compact binary stars. His current research focusses on time domain astrophysics from large-scale photometric surveys, including variable stars and transiting exoplanets. In his role as an educator at the Open University, he has taught many areas of physics, exoplanetary science, stellar astrophysics, accretion physics, theoretical and observational cosmology, extragalactic astrophysics, and practical observational astronomy using optical and radio telescopes. He has been academic consultant for several OU/BBC TV co-productions and was co-author of the OU’s “60 second adventures in astronomy” videos. He has an Erdos-Bacon-Sabbath number of 13.

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