Where Did the Universe Come from? and Other Cosmic Questions : Our Universe, from the Quantum to the Cosmos.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (274 pages)
Front Cover -- Front Flap -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- The Quantum and the Cosmos -- Part 1: The Quantum of Cosmos Past -- Where did the universe come from? -- Why is the universe so smooth? -- Why is there matter in the universe? -- Where did the elements come from? -- Part 2: The Quantum of Cosmos Present -- How did we unravel the chemistry of the heavens? -- Where did the chemicals inside us come from? -- Why do dying stars rip themselves apart? -- Is the entire universe a quantum thing? -- Part 3: The Quantum of Cosmos Future -- Why don't all dead stars become black holes? -- Will matter last forever? -- Do black holes last forever? -- Is the end of the universe really the end? -- Part 4: The Future of a Quantum Cosmos -- Where have we been? -- What does a theory of everything look like? -- Where can a theory of everything take us? -- What still stands in our way? -- Acknowledgments -- Endnotes -- Index -- About the Authors -- Back Flap -- Back Cover.