Emma Chapman

First Light

Switching on Stars at the Dawn of Time

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Produktbeschreibung

First Light opens a window into a previously dark and secret time in our Universe's history â the time when the first stars were born.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 262g
• ISBN-13: 9781472962942
• ISBN-10: 147296294X
• Artikelnr.: 62291936

Autorenporträt

Emma Chapman is a Royal Society research fellow and fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, based at Imperial College London. She is among the world's leading researchers in search of the first stars to exist in our Universe and has been the recipient of multiple commendations and prizes, including the 2018 Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Research Fellowship and STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowship, as well as the Institute of Physics Jocelyn Bell Burnell Prize and the Royal Society Athena Medal. Emma is a respected commentator on astrophysical matters and regularly contributes to the Guardian and BBC radio, and speaks at public events. @DrEOChapman

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1: Over the Rainbow
2: Where is Population III?
3: The Small Bang
4: A Lucky Cloud of Gas
5: The Dark Ages
6: Fragmenting Stars
7: Stellar Archaeology
8: Galactic Cannibalism
9: The Cosmic Dusk
10: The Epoch of Reionisation
11: Unknown Unknowns
References
Acknowledgements
Index

Rezensionen

An illuminating—and entertaining—look at the earliest stars of our cosmos. Chapman is a witty and straightforward guide … and her enthusiasm for the chase is infectious. First Light conveys the wonder and mystery of darkness suddenly illuminated by magnificent starlight.