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From the drop of an apple to the stately dance of the galaxies, gravity is omnipresent in the Cosmos. Even with its high profile, gravity is the most enigmatic of all the known basic forces in nature. The Lighter Side of Gravity presents a…

Igor Novikov has been hailed as "Russia's answer to Stephen Hawking." In this popular account of the cosmic importance of black holes, he explores the properties and significance of these mysterious phenomena, which represent the most condensed state…

Our universe has been growing for nearly 14 billion years. But almost everything about it, from the elements that forged stars, planets, and lifeforms, to the fundamental forces of physics, can be traced back to what happened in just the first three…

How does our Universe evolve? And how did structures like stars and galaxies form? In recent years, scientists' understanding of these profound questions has developed enormously. This book presents a clear and detailed picture of contemporary…

We are connected to distant space and time not only by our imaginations but also through a common cosmic heritage. Emerging now from modern science is a unified scenario of the cosmos, including ourselves as sentient beings, based on the time-honored…

Einstein said that the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. But was he right? Can the quantum theory of fields and Einstein's general theory of relativity, the two most accurate and successful theories in all…

'Een uur zitten bij een aardig meisje vliegt voorbij als een minuut, maar een minuut op een brandende kachel lijkt wel een uur. Dat is relativiteit.' Zo legde Einstein het begrip 'relativiteit' uit. Maar is het wel zo eenvoudig? Waarom is de…

This book presents the fascinating new results on the largest fractal structures in the universe. It guides the reader, in a simple way, to the frontiers of astronomy, explaining how fractals appear in cosmic physics, from our solar system to the…

PhD Thesis
Revealing the dust attenuation in nearby galaxies

Het is een van de grootste onopgeloste vraagstukken in de moderne sterrenkunde: de ware aard van donkere materie. 85% van alle massa in het heelal bestaat eruit, maar hoewel er al tientallen jaren jacht op wordt gemaakt, weet niemand wat het precies…