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024 7 _a10.1088/978-0-7503-1373-5
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035 _a(CaBNVSL)thg00972575
035 _a(OCoLC)979979657
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100 1 _aHeymans, Catherine,
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe dark universe /
_cCatherine Heymans.
264 1 _aBristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) :
_bIOP Publishing,
_c[2017]
300 _a1 online resource (x, 25 pages) :
_bcolor illustrations.
336 _atext
_2rdacontent
337 _aelectronic
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338 _aonline resource
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aPhysics world discovery,
_x2399-2891
500 _a"Version: 20170201"--Title page verso.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aIntroduction -- Background -- Dark matter -- Dark energy -- Flat [lambda]CDM and the cosmological parameters of the Universe -- Current directions -- Weak gravitational lensing -- Baryon acoustic oscillations -- Galaxy clusters -- Redshift space distortions -- Outlook.
520 3 _aJust over 95% of our Universe comes in the shrouded form of dark energy and dark matter that we can neither explain nor directly detect. Together, these two dark entities play out a cosmic battle of epic proportions, with the gravity of dark matter slowly pulling structures in the Universe together, and dark energy fuelling the Universe's accelerated expansion, making it ever harder for those structures to grow. In this book we will explore this dark enigma and introduce the cosmologist's toolkit of observations and techniques that allow us to confront different theories on the dark Universe. I'll explain why I believe that, to truly understand the dark Universe, we will need some new physics that will forever change our cosmic view.
521 _aFinal-year undergraduates, new PhD students and early-career scientists.
530 _aAlso available in print.
538 _aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader. or Kindle reader.
538 _aMode of access: World Wide Web.
545 _aCatherine Heymans is professor of observational cosmology at the Institute for Astronomy in the University of Edinburgh, UK, and a European Research Council fellow. She specialises in observing the dark side of our Universe and co-leads the European Southern Observatory KiDS analysis team, using deep sky observations to test whether we need to go beyond Einstein with our current theory of gravity. Catherine has co-authored over 100 technical articles in peer-reviewed journals and a number of articles for Physics World magazine. She is devoted to promoting the public's understanding of her research, both virtually through a Massive Open Online Course 'AstroTech', which has attracted over 30 000 students worldwide, and in person through a wide range of events including art and science festivals. In recognition of this work, she was awarded the 2017 Darwin Lectureship from the Royal Astronomical Society. When Catherine is not busy unveiling the mysteries of the Universe or enthusiastically lecturing undergraduates, she can usually be found building sandcastles and paddling in the sea with her three small children.
588 _aTitle from PDF title page (viewed on March 2, 2017).
650 7 _aSCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics.
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650 7 _aPhysics.
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650 0 _aCosmology.
650 0 _aDark energy (Astronomy)
650 0 _aDark matter (Astronomy)
710 2 _aInstitute of Physics (Great Britain),
_epublisher.
856 4 0 _uhttp://iopscience.iop.org/book/978-0-7503-1373-5
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