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Introduction |
| 1. |
Structure of the Ancient
Universe |
| 1.1 |
Prehistoric Astronomy |
| 1.2 |
Egypt |
| 1.3 |
Mesopotamia |
| 1.4 |
India and Persia |
| 1.5 |
The Puranas and the Brahmapaskas |
| 2. |
Macrocosmos: From
Anaximander to Einstein |
| 2.1 |
Greek and Roman World |
| 2.2 |
Aristotle's Universe |
| 2.3 |
Copernicus's Universe |
| 2.4 |
Newton's Universe |
| 2.5 |
Einstein's Universe |
| 2.6 |
Big Bang |
| 2.7 |
Beyond the Big Bang |
| 3. |
Microcosmos: From
Leucippus to Yukawa |
| 3.1 |
Atomism |
| 3.2 |
Atom |
| 3.3 |
Electron |
| 3.4 |
Atomic Nucleus and Photon |
| 3.5 |
Neutron |
| 3.6 |
Fundamental Particles |
| 4. |
Weak, Electromagnetic, and
Strong Interactions:
Structure of the
Microcosmos |
| 4.1 |
Fundamental Interactions |
| 4.1.1 |
Gravitational Interaction |
| 4.1.2 |
Electromagnetic Interaction |
| 4.1.3 |
Weak Interaction |
| 4.1.4 |
Strong Interaction |
| 4.2 |
Classification of Fundamental
Particles |
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| 4.3 |
How Fundamental Particles
Interact |
| 4.3.1 |
Graviton |
| 4.3.2 |
Photon |
| 4.3.3 |
Intermediate Bosons |
| 4.3.4 |
Gluons |
| 5. |
Gravitational Interaction:
Structure of the
Macrocosmos |
| 5.1 |
Structural Elements of the
Universe |
| 5.1.1 |
The Planck
Scales |
| 5.1.2 |
The Universe |
| 5.1.3 |
Galaxies |
| 5.1.4 |
Stars |
| 5.1.5 |
White Dwarfs and Neutron
Stars |
| 5.1.6 |
Black Holes |
| 5.2 |
Evolution of the Universe |
| 5.3 |
Large-Scale Distribution of Matter |
| 5.4 |
Morphology of Galaxies |
| 5.5 |
Quasars |
| 5.6 |
Stellar Evolution |
| 6. |
Mathematics and Physics
and the Structure of the
Universe |
| 6.1 |
General Relativity and
Quantum Field Theory |
| 6.2 |
Macroscopic Dimension of
Space |
| 6.3 |
Microscopic Dimension of
Space |
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Glossary |
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Works Cited |
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Further Reading |
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