| 《宇宙学(第2版)(英文版)》 preface introduction part i 1 what is cosmology? the universe cosmology the magic universe the mythic universe the anthropometric universe cosmology and society reflections projects further reading sources 2 early scientific cosmology the beginning of western science plato's universe three cosmic systems of the ancient world the aristotelian universe .the epicurean universe the stoic universe the mystery religions the medieval universe the heliocentric universe the infinite universe reflections projects further reading sources 3 cartesian and newtonian world systems the decline of aristotelian science the cartesian world system the newtonian world system newton and the infinite universe the atomic theory reflections projects further reading sources 4 cosmology after newton and before einstein hierarchical universes the nebula hypothesis cosmical islands the new astronomy the victorian universe the age problem fall of the victorian universe reflections projects further reading sources 5 stars the distant stars a forest of stars inside the stars nuclear energy birth of stars the star is dead! long live the star! reflections projects further reading sources 6 galaxies our galaxy the distant galaxies birth of galaxies radio galaxies and quasars reflections projects further reading sources 7 location and the cosmic center the location principle the isotropic universe the cosmological principle perfect cosmological principle reflections projects further reading sources 8 containment and the cosmic edge the containment principle the cosmic edge containment of space and time design argument many physical universes theistic and anthropic principles whither the laws of nature? containment riddle reflections projects further reading sources 9 space and time space space and time time the "now" time travel atomic time reflections projects further reading sources part ii l0 curved space euclidean geometry non-euclidean geometry measuring the curvature of space the "outstanding theorem" riemannian spaces reflections projects further reading sources 11 special relativity new ideas for old the strangeness of spacetime travels in space and time reflections projects further reading sources 12 general relativity principle of equivalence a closer look geometry and gravity tidal forces theory of general relativity tests of general relativity mach's principle reflections projects further reading sources 13 black holes gravitational collapse curved spacetime of black holes rotating black holes superholes miniholes black-hole magic hawking radiation black holes are heat engines reflections projects further reading sources 14 expansion of the universe the great discovery the expanding space paradigm the expanding rubber sheet universe measuring the expansion of the universe the velocity-distance law accelerating and decelerating universes, classifying universes reflections projects further reading sources 15 redshifts cosmic redshifts the three redshifts two basic laws distances and recession velocities cosmological pitfalls redshift curiosities reflections projects sources 16 newtonian cosmology static newtonian universe expanding cosmic sphere cosmological constant why does newtonian cosmology give the same answer? reflections projects further reading sources 17 the cosmic box the universe in a nutshell particles and waves thermodynamics and cosmology where has all the energy gone? reflections projects sources 18 the many universes static universes de sitter universe friedmann universes oscillating universes friedmann-lema~tre universes classification of universes universes in compression universes in tension worlds in convulsion kinematic relativity continuous creation scalar-tensor theory reflections projects further reading sources 19 observational cosmology introduction cosmography local observations intermediate-distance observations large-distance observations is the universe open or closed? reflections projects further reading sources part iii 20 the early universe the primeval atom the last fifteen billion years the first million years the first second the first hundred microseconds grand unified era reflections projects further reading sources 21 horizons in the universe what are cosmological horizons? horizons in static universes the horizon riddle the horizon problem hubble spheres reception and emission distances the photon horizon in cosmology the particle horizon conformal diagrams event horizons reflections projects sources 22 inflation perfect symmetry the monopole problem discovery of inflation cosmic tension inflation inflation solves the monopole problem inflation solves the flatness problem inflation solves the horizon problem nonluminous matter the origin of galaxies reflections projects further reading sources 23 the cosmic numbers constants of nature the cosmic connection magic numbers solving the cosmic connection reflections projects further reading sources 24 darkness at night the great riddle two interpretations halley's shells bright-sky universes the paradox resolved "the golden walls of the universe" the celebrated hypothesis expansion and darkness reflections projects further reading 25 creation of the universe cosmogenesis i creation myths genesis cosmogenesis ii cosmogenesis iii fitness of the universe fitness and creation theistic theories anthropic theories spontaneous creation theories natural selection theories eschatology reflections projects further reading sources 26 life in the universe origin of life on earth the exuberant earth the evolution of life natural selection intelligent life what is life? life beyond the earth epilogue reflections projects further reading sources appendix - fundamental quantities index |
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