Cosmological Conundrums - A Conversation with Justin Khoury
By Howard Burton
Length1h 33m
About this audiobook
This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Justin Khoury, Professor of Physics at the University of Pennsylvania. This thoughtful, extensive conversation gives a window into the world of what a practicing, theoretical physicist cosmologist is doing all day long and examines a wide range of fascinating topics that his research covers such as the early universe, the Big Bang, dark matter, dark energy, Cosmic Microwave Background, the MOND (Modified Newtonian Dynamics) theory, and more.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Into The Light, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Becoming A Physicist - The power of passion
II. The Victim of Its Success? - Swinging scientific pendulums
III. Periodically Fiery - Calculating colliding branes
IV. The CMB - Almost completely homogeneous
V. The Process of Discovery - Typically messier than you think
VI. Learning from History - Missing mass or missing theory?
VII. MOND vs. Dark Matter, Part I - Looking at galaxies
VIII. MOND vs. Dark Matter, Part II - Dark matter roars back
IX. Why Not Both? - The liquid helium analogy
X. Dark Energy - Vacuum energy and the cosmological constant problem
XI. Personal vs. Professional - The scientist as childlike iconoclast
XII. Revolutionary Rumblings - Cosmology’s Golden Age
About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series:
This book is part of a series of 100 Ideas Roadshow Conversations. Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers, including 3 Nobel Laureates, but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research.
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GenreScience and Nature
Length1 hr 33 mins
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LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Contents
16Questions for Discussion:
2A Note on the Text
17VII. MOND vs. Dark Matter, Part I
3Introduction
18Questions for Discussion:
4The Conversation
19VIII. MOND vs. Dark Matter, Part II
5I. Becoming a Physicist
20Questions for Discussion:
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6Questions for Discussion:
21IX. Why Not Both?
7II. The Victim of Its Success?
22Questions for Discussion:
8Questions for Discussion:
23X. Dark Energy
9III. Periodically Fiery
24Questions for Discussion:
10Questions for Discussion:
25XI. Personal vs. Professional
11IV. The CMB
26Questions for Discussion:
12Questions for Discussion:
27XII. Revolutionary Rumblings
13V. The Process of Discovery
28Questions for Discussion:
14Questions for Discussion:
29Continuing the Conversation
15VI. Learning from History
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