Bibliograph

The universe in a box, a new cosmic history, Andrew Pontzen

Type

Label

The universe in a box, a new cosmic history, Andrew Pontzen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The universe in a box

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Andrew Pontzen

Sub title

a new cosmic history

Summary

We are part of an incredible chain of events stretching 13.8 billion years into the past and even further into the future. But what does that future hold? And how do scientists study the entire universe? The Universe in a Box is Andrew Pontzen's tribute to simulations - the remarkable computer codes that, over the last century, have allowed us to understand the distant past and far future of the universe. It reframes what we think we know about galaxies, black holes and matter itself. And it reveals the stories of the pioneering scientists who unlocked the mysteries of space, from redshift to improbable dark materials that pass, ghostlike, through solid rock. Illuminating, provocative and bold, this is the story of our home, the cosmos, through simulations: mini-universes inside computers

Target audience

adult

Creator