Ultimate Horizons: Probing the Limits of the Universe

by Helmut Satz

Book Overview

In the last hundred years, modern physics and cosmology have shown that there exist regions of the universe forever beyond our reach, hidden by truly ultimate horizons. Such regions exist in those remote parts of the universe where, from our point of view, space expands faster than the speed of light. They are found in black holes, where the gravity is strong enough to retain even light within its field of attraction. And in the realm of the very...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662511894
• ISBN13: 9783662511893
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"