The wraparound universe. (©2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Univers chiffonné.
• Further Information: Note: JeanPierre Luminet ; translated by Eric Novak.
• Other Names: Luminet, JeanPierre
• Contents: The shape of space -- The universal mollusk -- The size of space -- The hall of mirrors -- The four scales of geometry -- Absolute or relative space? -- Celestial mirages -- Black hole -- Foam, strings, and loops -- From relativity to the big bang -- What is the curvature of the universe? -- Open or closed? -- The knowledge of places -- From the cylinder to the pretzel -- Fascinating shapes -- Topology and relativity -- Small, strange universes -- Topological mirage -- Hunting for ghosts -- Midnight suns -- Cosmic crystallography -- Circles in the sky -- Inflation, the infinite, and the folds -- Maya -- Folds in the universe -- A brief history of space -- The edge paradox -- The dark night paradox -- Non-Euclidean geometries -- Cosmos and logos -- Cosmic questions -- Expansion and the infinite -- Galaxies in flight -- The rate of expansion -- The age of the universe -- Astronomical distances -- Cosmic mathematics -- Cosmic repulsion -- Dark matter -- The cosmic microwave background -- Is the universe flat? -- Symmetry -- Polyhedra -- The classification of surfaces -- The classification of three-dimensional spaces -- Topos and cosmos -- Afterword: Listening to the cosmic drum.
• Publisher Details: Wellesley, Mass : A.K. Peters
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 316 pages, [8] pages of plates), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 523.1 L957; Cosmology; Cosmology; SCIENCE -- Astronomy; Cosmology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781439864968; 1439864969
• Related ISBNs: 9781568813097; 1568813090
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 309310) and indexes.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.