The Ultimate Fate of the Universe

Jamal N. Islam

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511735745

This book describes what will ultimately happen to the contents of the universe. To understand the universe in the far future, we must first describe its present state and structure on the grand scale, and how its present properties arose. Dr Islam explains these topics in an accessible way in the first part of the book. From this background he speculates about the future evolution of the universe and predicts the major changes that will occur. The author has largely avoided mathematical formalism and therefore the book is well suited to general readers with a modest background knowledge of physics and astronomy.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

Preface
pp vii-viii

Dedication
pp ix-ix

Note on some conventions
pp x-x

1 - Introduction
pp 1-7

2 - Our Galaxy
pp 8-12

3 - The large-scale structure of the universe
pp 13-37

4 - Elementary particles – a preliminary look
pp 38-42

5 - Is the universe open or closed?
pp 43-56

6 - Three ways for a star to die
pp 57-72

7 - Black holes and quasars
pp 73-81

8 - Galactic and supergalactic black holes
pp 82-89

9 - A black hole is not forever
pp 90-95

10 - Slow and subtle changes
pp 96-104

11 - Future of life and civilization
pp 105-111

12 - A collapsing universe
pp 112-114

13 - The steady state theory
pp 115-117

14 - The stability of the proton
pp 118-133

15 - Epilogue
pp 134-138

Glossary
pp 139-148

Selected bibliography
pp 149-150

Index
pp 151-155

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