Calculating the Cosmos: How Mathematics Unveils the Universe

by Ian Stewart

Book Overview

A prize-winning popular science writer uses mathematical modeling to explain the cosmos. In Calculating the Cosmos , Ian Stewart presents an exhilarating guide to the cosmos, from our solar system to the entire universe. He describes the architecture of space and time, dark matter and dark energy, how galaxies form, why stars implode, how everything began, and how it's all going to end. He considers parallel universes, the fine-tuning of the cosmos...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0465096107
• ISBN13: 9780465096107
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.5"