Title Weird Universe : Exploring the Most Bizarre Ideas in Cosmology Author(s) Seargent, David A. J Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2015. Description XV, 272 p. 50 illus., 6 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note As new discoveries complicate the scientific picture of the universe, the evolving theories about the nature of space and time and the origins and fate of the universe threaten to become overwhelming. Enter David Seargent. Continuing the author's series of books??popularizing??strange astronomy facts and knowledge, Weird Universe explains the bizarre, complicated terrain of modern??cosmology for lay readers.?? From exploring??some of the strange consequences of the theories of special and general relativity, to probing time dilation and the twin and mother-and-baby ???paradoxes??? and the theory that the universe can be mathematically considered as a hologram, all of the latest findings and conjectures are clearly described in non-technical language. The development of quantum physics and the more recent developments of string and M-theory are looked at, in addition to several hypotheses that have not won wide acceptance from the scientific community, such as modified gravity. Enter the wonderfully weird world of these theories and gain a new appreciation for the latest findings in??cosmological research ISBN,Price 9783319107387 Keyword(s) 1. ASTRONOMY 2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology 3. ASTROPHYSICS 4. EBOOK 5. EBOOK - SPRINGER 6. Popular Science in Astronomy Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I07237     On Shelf