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SCIENCE / Astronomy. --- Age of the universe. --- Astronomer. --- Astronomical object. --- Astronomy. --- Astrophysics. --- Atomic nucleus. --- Background radiation. --- Beatrice Tinsley. --- Big Bang. --- Calculation. --- Cepheid variable. --- Chemical element. --- Chronology of the universe. --- Cosmic background radiation. --- Cosmic distance ladder. --- Cosmic microwave background. --- Cosmic ray. --- Cosmological constant. --- Dark energy. --- Deceleration parameter. --- Density. --- Edwin Hubble. --- Einstein field equations. --- Fritz Zwicky. --- Galaxy cluster. --- General relativity. --- George Gamow. --- Gravitational field. --- Gravitational lens. --- Gravity. --- Hubble Space Telescope. --- Hubble's law. --- Jim Peebles. --- Lambda-CDM model. --- Measurement. --- Metric expansion of space. --- Milky Way. --- Nebula. --- Neutron star. --- Newton's law of universal gravitation. --- Observable universe. --- Observational cosmology. --- Observatory. --- Paul Steinhardt. --- Photon. --- Physical cosmology. --- Physical law. --- Physicist. --- Prediction. --- Quantity. --- Quantum gravity. --- Quantum mechanics. --- Radio astronomy. --- Radio telescope. --- Science. --- Scientist. --- Shape of the universe. --- Solar mass. --- Special relativity. --- Spiral galaxy. --- Steady State theory. --- String theory. --- Supernova. --- Theoretical physics. --- Theory of relativity. --- Thought experiment. --- Ultimate fate of the universe. --- Universe. --- Vesto Slipher. --- Zwicky (crater). --- Age of the universe. --- Astronomer. --- Astronomical object. --- Astronomy. --- Astrophysics. --- Atomic nucleus. --- Background radiation. --- Beatrice Tinsley. --- Big Bang. --- Calculation. --- Cepheid variable. --- Chemical element. --- Chronology of the universe. --- Cosmic background radiation. --- Cosmic distance ladder. --- Cosmic microwave background. --- Cosmic ray. --- Cosmological constant. --- Dark energy. --- Deceleration parameter. --- Density. --- Edwin Hubble. --- Einstein field equations. --- Fritz Zwicky. --- Galaxy cluster. --- General relativity. --- George Gamow. --- Gravitational field. --- Gravitational lens. --- Gravity. --- Hubble Space Telescope. --- Hubble's law. --- Jim Peebles. --- Lambda-CDM model. --- Measurement. --- Metric expansion of space. --- Milky Way. --- Nebula. --- Neutron star. --- Newton's law of universal gravitation. --- Observable universe. --- Observational cosmology. --- Observatory. --- Paul Steinhardt. --- Photon. --- Physical cosmology. --- Physical law. --- Physicist. --- Prediction. --- Quantity. --- Quantum gravity. --- Quantum mechanics. --- Radio astronomy. --- Radio telescope. --- Science. --- Scientist. --- Shape of the universe. --- Solar mass. --- Special relativity. --- Spiral galaxy. --- Steady State theory. --- String theory. --- Supernova. --- Theoretical physics. --- Theory of relativity. --- Thought experiment. --- Ultimate fate of the universe. --- Universe. --- Vesto Slipher. --- Zwicky (crater).

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From the Nobel Prize–winning physicist, a personal meditation on the quest for objective reality in natural scienceA century ago, thoughtful people questioned how reality could agree with physical theories that keep changing, from a mechanical model of the ether to electric and magnetic fields, and from homogeneous matter to electrons and atoms. Today, concepts like dark matter and dark energy further complicate and enrich the search for objective reality. The Whole Truth is a personal reflection on this ongoing quest by one of the world’s most esteemed cosmologists.What lies at the heart of physical science? What are the foundational ideas that inform and guide the enterprise? Is the concept of objective reality meaningful? If so, do our established physical theories usefully approximate it? P. J. E. Peebles takes on these and other big questions about the nature of science, drawing on a lifetime of experience as a leading physicist and using cosmology as an example. He traces the history of thought about the nature of physical science since Einstein, and succinctly lays out the fundamental working assumptions. Through a careful examination of the general theory of relativity, Einstein’s cosmological principle, and the theory of an expanding universe, Peebles shows the evidence that we are discovering the nature of reality in successive approximations through increasingly demanding scrutiny.A landmark work, The Whole Truth is essential reading for anyone interested in the practice of science.

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High-energy astrophysics involves the study of exceedingly dynamic and energetic phenomena occurring near the most extreme celestial objects known to exist, such as black holes, neutron stars, white dwarfs, and supernova remnants. High-Energy Astrophysics provides graduate and advanced undergraduate students with the most complete, self-contained introduction to the subject available. This textbook covers all the essentials, weaving together the latest theory with the experimental techniques, instrumentation, and observational methods astronomers use to study high-energy radiation from space. Fulvio Melia introduces topics at the forefront of today's research, including relativistic particles, energetic radiation, and accretion disk theory. No other textbook offers such a thorough yet concise treatment of the key aspects of high-energy astrophysics--both theoretical and observational--or delves as deeply into modern detection techniques, satellite systems, and analytical and numerical modeling used by theoreticians. Amply illustrated, High-Energy Astrophysics is also ideal for researchers interested in the application of fundamental physical laws to understand how matter and radiation behave in regions of the universe where physical conditions are most extreme.Uniquely weaves together the theoretical and experimental aspects of this important branch of astronomy Features stunning images of the high-energy sky Fully describes the principal classes of high-energy sources, with an in-depth study of many archetypal objects within them Provides an excellent, self-contained resource for the classroom, written by a preeminent researcher and teacher in the field

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