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The Moment of Creation: Big Bang Physics from Before the First Millisecond to the Present Universe

by James S Trefil

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Every civilization has attempted to explain how the world came to be, from the creation epics of antiquity to the impressive evidence acquired through modern scientific methods. In The Moment of Creation, physicist James Trefil--one of the founders of modern quark theory--recounts the recent explosion of knowledge about the early universe. After a brief historical introduction, he traverses the eons to bring readers within the first millisecond of the Big Bang. Trefil employs minimal mathematics to explain gauge theories, and he provides a fast track for those more interested in cosmology than physics. Compelling and lucid, his narrative not only offers a remarkable view of the universe's beginnings, but also speculates about its end. 1983 ed. 58 figures. 7 halftones.

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Trefil, one of the founders of modern quark theory, describes what we think happened in the moment after the Big Bang, and how what we think may be wrong. Being a quark master, he turns to the role of particles and quarks in the construction and maintenance of the universe, describes the attempts to come up with a grand unification theory, and how what we think about the moment after the big bang may be right after all. In the final chapters he explores Planck Time and the ultimate fate of the universe. This is a reprint of the edition by Collier Books, Macmillan Publishing Company. Cited in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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One of the founders of modern quark theory traverses the eons to bring readers within the first millisecond of the Big Bang. Trefil employs minimal mathematics in this compelling and lucid narrative, which not only offers a remarkable view of the universe's beginnings, but also speculates about its end. 1983 edition.

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ISBN:

9780486438139

Author:

Walters, Gloria

Publisher:

Dover Publications

Illustrator:

Walters, Gloria

Author:

Trefil, James S.

Subject:

History

Subject:

Cosmology

Subject:

Astronomy - Universe

Subject:

Big bang theory

Subject:

Cosmology -- History.

Subject:

Astronomy - General

Copyright:

1983

Edition Description:

Trade Paper

Series:

Dover Science Books

Publication Date:

20041031

Binding:

TRADE PAPER

Language:

English

Illustrations:

58 figures + 7 halftones

Pages:

240

Dimensions:

8.5 x 5.38 in 0.59 lb

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One of the founders of modern quark theory traverses the eons to bring readers within the first millisecond of the Big Bang. Trefil employs minimal mathematics in this compelling and lucid narrative, which not only offers a remarkable view of the universe's beginnings, but also speculates about its end. 1983 edition.