The Chemically Controlled Cosmos: Astronomical Molecules from the Big Bang to Exploding Stars

by D.A. Williams and Thomas W. Hartquist

Book Overview

Molecules in the early Universe acted as natural temperature regulators, keeping the primordial gas cool and, in turn, allowing galaxies and stars to be born. Even now, such similarly simple chemistry continues to control a wide variety of the exotic objects that populate our cosmos. What are the tools of the trade for the cosmic chemist? What can they teach us about the Universe we live in? These are the questions answered in this engaging and informative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521419832
• ISBN13: 9780521419833
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.9"