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The Cosmic Cocktail: Three Parts Dark Matter

Name: The Cosmic Cocktail: Three Parts Dark Matter
Brand: Princeton University Press
SKU: 9780691169187
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Contributors:

Katherine Freese

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Science

Book Subcategory:

Physics, Space Science

Book Topic:

Astrophysics, Cosmology

Series:

Science Essentials #27

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Release Date:

2016-05-17

ISBN 13:

9780691169187

Weight:

0.9 lbs

Size:

8.80 x 5.70 x 0.60 inches

Pages:

272

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The inside story of the epic quest to solve the mystery of dark matter

The ordinary atoms that make up the known universe--from our bodies and the air we breathe to the planets and stars--constitute only 5 percent of all matter and energy in the cosmos. The rest is known as dark matter and dark energy, because their precise identities are unknown. The Cosmic Cocktail is the inside story of the epic quest to solve one of the most compelling enigmas of modern science--what is the universe made of?--told by one of today's foremost pioneers in the study of dark matter.

Blending cutting-edge science with her own behind-the-scenes insights as a leading researcher in the field, acclaimed theoretical physicist Katherine Freese recounts the hunt for dark matter, from the discoveries of visionary scientists like Fritz Zwicky--the Swiss astronomer who coined the term "dark matter" in 1933--to the deluge of data today from underground laboratories, satellites in space, and the Large Hadron Collider. Theorists contend that dark matter consists of fundamental particles known as WIMPs, or weakly interacting massive particles. Billions of them pass through our bodies every second without us even realizing it, yet their gravitational pull is capable of whirling stars and gas at breakneck speeds around the centers of galaxies, and bending light from distant bright objects. Freese describes the larger-than-life characters and clashing personalities behind the race to identify these elusive particles.

Many cosmologists believe we are on the verge of solving the mystery. The Cosmic Cocktail provides the foundation needed to fully fathom this epochal moment in humankind's quest to understand the universe.

About the Author
Katherine Freese is director of Nordita, the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics, in Stockholm, and professor of physics at the University of Michigan.

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