Description
Cosmologist Andrew Pontzen explains how to fit the infinite universe into a compact and portable box - a computer. The mysterious happenings in the universe, which transcend human understanding and human scales of time and space, can be grasped through computer simulations; with the help of simulations, one can describe the development of galaxies, the merging of black holes, or the role of dark matter. This method was developed for modeling processes in the Earth's atmosphere and predicting the weather, and since then it has been continuously refined, improved, and new ways of utilizing it have been discovered. The author, himself a creator of cosmic simulations, tells the story of this method, the people who developed it, and the discoveries it contributed to.
Information
Author: Pontzen Andrew
Publication date: September 29, 2024
Manufacturer: Argo, spol. s r.o.
Genres: Universe and astronomy, Books, Specialized and technical literature, Natural sciences
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 272
ISBN/EAN: 9788025745236