Great mysteries in astrophysics :a guide to what we don't know /

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"Version: 20221001"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Solving scientific problems -- 1.2. Solving astrophysical mysteries--deep space forensics -- 1.3. Further reading2. How we see the universe -- 2.1. Light -- 2.2. Particles -- 2.3. Gravitational waves -- 2.4. Looking back in time -- 2.5. Further reading3. Inventory of the universe--something is missing! -- 3.1. A note about distance and scale -- 3.2. Baryonic matter -- 3.3. Dark matter -- 3.4. Dark energy -- 3.5. Further reading4. The expansion of the universe and the Hubble tension -- 4.1. Standard cosmological model -- 4.2. Hubble's law -- 4.3. Where to go from here -- 4.4. Further reading5. The first stars and galaxies -- 5.1. The first stars -- 5.2. The first galaxies -- 5.3. Further reading6. Couples+ -- 6.1. Bound or interacting stars -- 6.2. Binary formation -- 6.3. Bound or interacting galaxies -- 6.4. Further reading7. How massive stars die -- 7.1. Supernovae -- 7.2. Gamma-ray bursts -- 7.3. Further reading8. Matter at extreme densities--neutron stars -- 8.1. Superdense matter--the neutron star equation of state -- 8.2. Mysteries associated with 'ordinary' pulsars -- 8.3. Fast radio bursts -- 8.4. Neutron star mergers and heavy element production -- 8.5. Further reading9. And then what? ... black holes! -- 9.1. Stellar mass black holes -- 9.2. Intermediate mass black holes--where are they? -- 9.3. Supermassive black holes -- 9.4. Black hole-disk phenomena -- 9.5. Primordial black holes -- 9.6. Further reading10. Looking forward -- 10.1. Looking to the future -- 10.2. Final thoughts -- 10.3. Further reading.This book explores the biggest gaps in current research of the universe. The text covers topics such as dark matter, dark energy, the Hubble constant/tension, deaths of massive stars, mysteries associated with black holes, neutron stars, and binary/ multiple systems. Written at a general and accessible level, each chapter also contains separate panel inserts with more technical explanations, as well as references for further details. As a highly useful reference book it provides a summary of where mysteries in the universe lie and exciting new avenues of future research. The text fills an important gap in current scientific literature and appeals to general audiences, astronomy students, and scientists in other disciplines.General audience, astronomy students and scientists in other disciplines.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.Nicole Lloyd-Ronning is an astrophysicist in Northern New Mexico who studies all aspects of the physics behind the deaths of massive stars, the black hole--accretion disk systems they leave behind, the relativistic jets they launch, and the role these events play in global star formation throughout the history of our universe. She received the Distinguished Mentor Award at Los Alamos National Lab in 2019, the Faculty Initiative Award at University of New Mexico, Los Alamos in 2020 and the Los Alamos National Lab Community Medal in 2021.Title from PDF title page (viewed on November 9, 2022).

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1 online resource (various pagings) :illustrations (some color).

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English

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9780750340519

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Astrophysics.
Galaxies & stars.
AAS: Education, Outreach and Heritage.

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Nicole M. Lloyd-Ronning.

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