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THE SYNTHESIS OF THE ELEMENTS
THE ASTROPHYSICAL QUEST FOR NUCLEOSYNTHESIS AND WHAT IT CAN TELL US ABOUT THE UNIVERSE |
| By: |
Giora Shaviv |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£159.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
3642283845 |
| ISBN 13: |
9783642283840 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG BERLIN AND HEIDELBERG GMBH & CO. KG |
| Pub. date: |
13 April, 2012 |
| Edition: |
2012 ed. |
| Series: |
Astrophysics and Space Science Library 387 |
| Pages: |
684 |
| Description: |
This book offers a guided historical and scientific tour of our understanding of element synthesis. Beginning with generally accepted science, the book ends in today's terra incognita of nuclear physics, astrophysics and cosmology |
| Synopsis: |
This book describes the origins and evolution of the chemical elements we and the cosmos are made of. The story starts with the discovery of the common elements on Earth and their subsequent discovery in space. How do we learn the composition of the distant stars? How did progress in quantum theory, nuclear physics, spectroscopy, stellar structure and evolution, together with observations of stars, converge to provide an incredibly detailed picture of the universe? How does research in the micro-world explain the macro-world? How does progress in one affect the other, or lack of knowledge in one inhibit progress in the other? In short, Shaviv describes how we discovered the various pieces of the jigsaw that form our present picture of the universe; and how we sometimes put these in the wrong place before finding in the right one.En route we meet some fascinating personalities and learn about heated controversies. Shaviv shows how science lurched from one dogma to the next, time and again shattering much of what had been considered solid knowledge, until eventually a stable understanding arose.Beginning with generally accepted science, the book ends in today's terra incognita of nuclear physics, astrophysics and cosmology. A monumental work that will fascinate scientists, philosophers, historians and lay readers alike. |
| Illustrations: |
XXII, 684 p. 255 illus., 117 illus. in color. |
| Publication: |
Germany |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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