Auteur
: Paul J. Steinhardt , Neil Turok
Edition: DOUBLEDAY
Pages: 135 Format: pdf
Two
world-renowned scientists present an audacious new vision of the cosmos that
“steals the thunder from the Big Bang theory
The
Big Bang theory—widely regarded as the leading explanation for the origin of
the universe—posits that space and time sprang into being about 14 billion
years ago in a hot, expanding fireball of nearly infinite density. Over the
last three decades the theory has been repeatedly revised to address such
issues as how galaxies and stars first formed and why the expansion of the
universe is speeding up today. Furthermore, an explanation has yet to be found
for what caused the Big Bang in the first place.
In Endless Universe, Paul J. Steinhardt and Neil Turok, both
distinguished theoretical physicists, present a bold new cosmology. Steinhardt
and Turok “contend that what we think of as the moment of creation was simply
part of an infinite cycle of titanic collisions between our universe and a
parallel world” (Discover). They recount the remarkable developments in
astronomy, particle physics, and superstring theory that form the basis for
their groundbreaking “Cyclic Universe” theory. According to this theory, the
Big Bang was not the beginning of time but the bridge to a past filled with
endlessly repeating cycles of evolution, each accompanied by the creation of
new matter and the formation of new galaxies, stars, and planets.
Endless Universe provides answers to longstanding problems with the Big
Bang model, while offering a provocative new view of both the past and the
future of the cosmos. It is a “theory that could solve the cosmic
mystery”
Auteur : Paul J. Steinhardt , Neil Turok Edition: DOUBLEDAY Pages: 135 Format: pdfTwo world-renowned scientists present an audacious new vision of the cosmos that “steals the thunder from the Big Bang theoryThe Big Bang theory—widely regarded as the leading explanation for the origin of the universe—posits that space and time sprang into being about 14 billion years ago in a hot, expanding fireball of nearly infinite density. Over the last three decades the theory has been repeatedly revised to address such issues as how galaxies and stars first formed and why the expansion of the universe is speeding up today. Furthermore, an explanation has yet to be found for what caused the Big Bang in the first place.
