Weird Universe Exploring the Most Bizarre Ideas in Cosmology
As new discoveries complicate the scientific picture of the universe, the evolving theories about the nature of space and time and the origins and fate of the universe threaten to become overwhelming. Enter David Seargent. Continuing the author's series o
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Weird Universe
Exploring the Most Bizarre Ideas in Cosmology
Astronomers’ Universe
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David A.J. Seargent
Weird Universe Exploring the Most Bizarre Ideas in Cosmology
David A.J. Seargent The Entrance, NSW, Australia
ISSN 1614-659X ISSN 2197-6651 (electronic) ISBN 978-3-319-10737-0 ISBN 978-3-319-10738-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-10738-7 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014950888 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
For Andrew, Claudia, Theodore and Persephone (a very new arrival in this weird universe!)
Preface
In my first two volumes of the “weird” series—Weird Astronomy and Weird Weather—I concentrated on what could best be described as anomalous phenomena and observations that did not quite ‘fit’ straightforward explanations. The next volume in the series—Weird Worlds—took a somewhat broader view insofar as recent discoveries about other planets have uncovered many features and phenomena which may certainly be regarded as “weird” or anomalous in comparison with anything experienced on Earth. The present volume continues this approach. Strange observations ar
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