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Starting out from humankind's earliest ideas about the cosmos, this book gives the reader a clear overview of our current understanding of the universe, including big bang theories and the formation of stars and galaxies, as well as addressing open questions. The author shows how our present view gradually developed from observations, and also how the outcome of ongoing research may still change this view. The book brings together concepts in physics and astronomy, including some history in both cases. The text is descriptive rather than technical: the goal is to present things rigorously and without oversimplification, by highlighting the crucial physical concepts. The only prerequisite is a qualitative knowledge of basic physics concepts at high-school level.

Space research --- Cosmology --- Astrophysics --- Nuclear physics --- Geophysics --- zwaartekracht --- astrofysica --- ruimte (astronomie) --- kosmologie --- atoomfysica

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Nature is characterized by a number of physical laws and fundamental dimensionless couplings. These determine the  properties of our physical universe, from the size of atoms, cells and mountains to the ultimate fate of the universe as a whole. Yet it is rather remarkable how little we know about them. The constancy of physical laws is one of the cornerstones of the scientific research method, but for fundamental couplings this is an assumption with no other justification  than a historical assumption. There is no 'theory of constants' describing their role in the underlying theories and how they relate to one another or how many  of them are truly fundamental.  Studying the behaviour of these quantities throughout the history of the universe is an effective way to probe fundamental physics. This explains why the ESA and ESO include varying fundamental constants among their key science drivers for the next generation of facilities. This symposium discussed the state-of-the-art in the field, as well as the key developments anticipated for the coming years.

Astrophysics -- Congresses. --- Astrophysics. --- Physical constants -- Congresses. --- Physical constants. --- Physics. --- Astrophysics --- Physics --- Astronomy & Astrophysics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Nuclear Physics --- Gravitation. --- Observations, Astronomical. --- Astronomy --- Cosmology. --- Atoms. --- Astrophysics and Astroparticles. --- Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics. --- Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory. --- Astronomy, Observations and Techniques. --- Observations. --- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --- Matter --- Stereochemistry --- Deism --- Metaphysics --- Astronomical physics --- Cosmic physics --- Astronomical observations --- Observations, Astronomical --- Field theory (Physics) --- Antigravity --- Centrifugal force --- Relativity (Physics) --- Natural philosophy --- Philosophy, Natural --- Physical sciences --- Dynamics --- Constitution --- Properties --- Astronomy—Observations.

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"The Marxist Theory of Dependency (TMD) managed to articulate the insertion of peripheral societies into the international market with the capital accumulation processes of each country. It has become an essential theory for the understanding of our societies. Since Ruy Mauro Marini laid out its foundations, many transformations have occurred in global capitalism and in our societies, leaving us the challenge of updating it against a more complex context. The real test of theory is its adequacy as an instrument of understanding contemporary reality. The TMD has been enriched and renewed from this work of Carlos Eduardo Martins. It considers capitalism from the perspective of anti-capitalism, dependence from the standpoint of emancipation and reality through a vision for its revolutionary transformation. Emir Sader - CLACSO General Secretary (2006-2012) This book was first published in 2011 as Globalização, dependência e neoliberalismo na América Latina by Boitempo Editorial, São Paulo, Brazil. La teoría marxista de la dependencia (TMD) logró articular la inserción de las sociedades periféricas en el mercado internacional con los procesos de acumulación de capital de cada país. Se ha convertido en una teoría esencial para la comprensión de nuestras sociedades. Desde que Ruy Mauro Marini expuso sus fundamentos, muchas transformaciones ocurrieron en el capitalismo global y en nuestras sociedades, poniendo el desafío de actualización en condiciones más complejas".

Globalization --- Latin America --- Latin America --- Dependency on foreign countries. --- Economic conditions

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