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The end of everything (astrophysically speaking)

Mack, Katie 1981- (author.).

Summary: We know the universe had a beginning, and expanded from a state of unimaginable density to an all-encompassing cosmic fireball to a simmering fluid of matter and energy. This laid down the seeds for everything from black holes to one rocky planet orbiting a star near the edge of a spiral galaxy that happened to develop life as we know it. But what happens at the end? Mack takes us on a tour through five of the cosmos's possible finales. Along the way she guides us through cutting-edge science and major concepts in quantum mechanics, cosmology, string theory, and much more. -- adapted from jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 198210354X
ISBN: 9781982103545
Physical Description: print
ix, 226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

General Note:	Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction to the cosmos -- Big bang to now -- Big crunch -- Heat death -- Big rip -- Vacuum decay -- Bounce -- Future of the future -- Epilogue.