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Endless Universe: Beyond the Big Bang

Did the universe begin with one big bang, or does it pass through endless cycles of bangs?

At a glance

Author
Paul J. Steinhardt, Neil Turok

Why read it

  • You will see what the big bang picture explains and what it leaves open
  • You will learn how a successful theory gets adjusted again and again to fit new observations
  • You will understand how a bang can be an event with a before and an after, not the start of everything

Who it is for

  • Curious readers following how cosmology is changing
  • Science minded people who enjoy testing big ideas
  • Students asking what came before the big bang

Contents

  1. preface
  2. chapter one
  3. chapter two
  4. chapter three
  5. chapter four
  6. chapter five
  7. chapter six
  8. chapter seven
  9. chapter eight
  10. chapter nine
  11. chapter ten
  12. chapter eleven
  13. suggestions for further reading

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