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_aBeaver, John Ellis, _d1963- _eauthor. |
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_aThe big picture : _bthe Universe in five S.T.E.P.S. / _cJohn Beaver. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | _aUniverse in five S.T.E.P.S. |
| 246 | 3 | _aUniverse in five steps. | |
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_a[San Rafael, California] : _bMorgan & Claypool, _c[2020] |
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_a1 PDF (xxiv, pages) : _billustrations (some color). |
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_aelectronic _2isbdmedia |
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_aonline resource _2rdacarrier |
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_aSynthesis lectures on engineering, science, and technology, _x2690-0327 ; _v#2 |
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| 538 | _aMode of access: World Wide Web. | ||
| 538 | _aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. | ||
| 500 | _aPart of: Synthesis digital library of engineering and computer science. | ||
| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references. | ||
| 505 | 0 | _apart I. Space. 1. Tools for understanding space -- 1.1. Powers of ten -- 1.2. Measuring distances in space -- 1.3. Scaling and scale models -- 1.4. Surface area, volume, mass, and density -- 1.5. References | |
| 505 | 8 | _a2. Looking outward -- 2.1. Earth, Moon, and Sun -- 2.2. The solar system -- 2.3. Stars -- 2.4. HII regions and giant molecular clouds -- 2.5. Galaxies -- 2.6. Clusters of galaxies -- 2.7. Constellations and the view from Earth -- 2.8. From the Milky Way to 3c 273 -- 2.9. The deep field -- 2.10. The end of space -- 2.11. References | |
| 505 | 8 | _a3. Looking inward -- 3.1. Self gravitation -- 3.2. The size of life -- 3.3. The microscopic -- 3.4. Molecules, atoms, and their part -- 3.5. The Planck length -- 3.6. References | |
| 505 | 8 | _apart II. Time. 4. Tools for understanding time -- 4.1. Timelines -- 4.2. Light-travel distance -- 4.3. Look-back time -- 4.4. The cycle of time and the arrow of time -- 4.5. The Doppler effect -- 4.6. References | |
| 505 | 8 | _a5. The present -- 5.1. Space, time, and spacetime -- 5.2. Right now and right here -- 5.3. Cosmology and the cosmological principal -- 5.4. Cosmological parameters -- 5.5. References | |
| 505 | 8 | _a6. The past -- 6.1. Measuring the history of the universe -- 6.2. The beginning -- 6.3. A time-line to now -- 6.4. A graphical summary -- 6.5. A cosmic calendar -- 6.6. References | |
| 505 | 8 | _a7. The future -- 7.1. The future at large scales -- 7.2. The future at small scales -- 7.3. References | |
| 505 | 8 | _apart III. Evolution. 8. Evolution of the solar system -- 8.1. Components of the solar system -- 8.2. Overall properties of the solar system -- 8.3. The nebular hypothesis -- 8.4. The condensation sequence -- 8.5. The late heavy bombardment -- 8.6. Formation of the comets and asteroids | |
| 505 | 8 | _a9. Stellar evolution -- 9.1. M, L, R, and T -- 9.2. The Hertzsprung-Russel diagram -- 9.3. Formation of stars -- 9.4. The main sequence -- 9.5. Evolutionary track of the sun -- 9.6. Lower-main-sequence stars -- 9.7. Upper-main-sequence stars -- 9.8. Stellar explosions -- 9.9. Star clusters and isochrones -- 9.10. What remains -- 9.11. Nucleosynthesis and evolution of the ism | |
| 505 | 8 | _a10. The evolution of galaxies -- 10.1. Formation and evolution of the milky way -- 10.2. References | |
| 505 | 8 | _apart IV. Process. 11. Fields -- 11.1. Newton's gravity -- 11.2. Einstein's gravitational field -- 11.3. The electric and magnetic fields -- 11.4. References | |
| 505 | 8 | _a12. Waves -- 12.1. The nature of waves -- 12.2. Light : electromagnetic waves -- 12.3. Gravitational waves -- 12.4. Spiral density waves -- 12.5. Probability waves : quantum physics -- 12.6. References | |
| 505 | 8 | _a13. Equilibrium -- 13.1. Static equilibrium -- 13.2. Dynamic equilibrium -- 13.3. References | |
| 505 | 8 | _apart V. Structure. 14. The structure of energy and matter -- 14.1. The nature of energy -- 14.2. Symmetry -- 14.3. The standard model of particle physics -- 14.4. References | |
| 505 | 8 | _a15. The interior structure of stars -- 15.1. Main sequence stars -- 15.2. Post-main sequence stellar structure | |
| 505 | 8 | _a16. The structure of galaxies -- 16.1. Elliptical and lenticular galaxies -- 16.2. Spiral galaxies -- 16.3. The Hubble tuning-fork diagram -- 16.4. The de Vaucouleurs classification scheme -- 16.5. Irregular and peculiar galaxies -- 16.6. The causes of galactic structure -- 16.7. References | |
| 505 | 8 | _a17. Large-scale structure of the universe -- 17.1. The [Lambda]-CDM model of cosmology -- 17.2. Entropy and gravity -- 17.3. The flat interaction and large-scale structure -- 17.4. References | |
| 505 | 8 | _aA. Units and scientific notation -- A.1. Units and dimensions -- A.2. Scientific notation -- A.3. References. | |
| 506 | _aAbstract freely available; full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers. | ||
| 510 | 0 | _aCompendex | |
| 510 | 0 | _aINSPEC | |
| 510 | 0 | _aGoogle scholar | |
| 510 | 0 | _aGoogle book search | |
| 520 | _aA brief overview of astronomy and cosmology is presented in five different ways, through the lenses of space, time, evolution, process, and structure. Specific topics are chosen for their contribution to a "big picture" understanding of the interconnectedness of knowledge in astronomy and cosmology. Thus, many topics (stellar astronomy for example) are treated in multiple sections, but from different viewpoints--for example, sizes and distances of stars (space); when stars appeared in the history of the universe (time); stellar evolution (evolution); hydrostatic equilibrium and stellar spectra (process); and stellar structure (structure). Some topics traditional to the introductory astronomy curriculum--eclipses and lunar phases, for example--are omitted altogether as they are inessential for the big-picture goals of the book, and excellent summaries are easily available elsewhere. On the other hand, the book treats some topics not usually covered in an introductory astronomy course, for example the roles played by equilibrium processes and symmetry in our understanding of the universe. The level is for the beginning undergraduate, with only basic skills in rudimentary algebra assumed. But more advanced students and teachers will also find the book useful as both a set of practical tools and a point of departure for taking stock (in five different ways) of the current state of knowledge in astronomy and cosmology. | ||
| 530 | _aAlso available in print. | ||
| 588 | _aTitle from PDF title page (viewed on January 26, 2020). | ||
| 650 | 0 | _aAstronomy. | |
| 650 | 0 | _aCosmology. | |
| 653 | _aastronomy | ||
| 653 | _acosmology | ||
| 653 | _aevolution | ||
| 653 | _astellar spectra | ||
| 653 | _ahydrostatic equilibrium | ||
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_iPrint version: _z _z9781681737058 _z9781681737034 |
| 830 | 0 | _aSynthesis digital library of engineering and computer science. | |
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_aSynthesis lectures on engineering, science, and technology ; _v#2. |
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_3Abstract with links to full text _uhttps://doi.org/10.2200/S00971ED1V01Y201912EST002 |
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_3Abstract with links to resource _uhttps://ieeexplore.ieee.org/servlet/opac?bknumber=8961335 |
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