Cosmic Catastrophes: Exploding Stars, Black Holes, and Mapping the Universe

by J. Craig Wheeler

Book Overview

From supernovae and gamma-ray bursts to the accelerating Universe, this is an exploration of the intellectual threads that lead to some of the most exciting ideas in modern astrophysics and cosmology.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521857147
• ISBN13: 9780521857147
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 2.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.1"