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The Little Book of the Big Bang: A Cosmic Primer (Little Book Series)

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I'm not a physicist but do read much of this "popular" science. I found this book readable and informative. The last full chapter on the inflationary universe (repulsive gravity) is particularly fascinating.

Well worth the money. More precise explanations could have been used in the definition of "coupling" between matter and energy. Hadrons are not defined.Quantum fluctuations are glossed over but then, I have never seen them satisfactorily explained in any popular book. Also, why not say that the number of primeval neutrons is less than that of protons because the former are unstable and decay? A good book with few flaws.

An excellent book for readers with basic knowledge and interest in physics and "physical thinking". It gives a complete, understandable picture of cosmic evolution and the theories which (try to) describe it, and it took away my idea of cosmology as some kind of mysterious physics.

This book made it easy to understand the big bang. It is appropriate for someone who knows a little chemistry and physics. It does not require higher math skills to understand.

I would recommend The Little Book of the Big Bang to anyone interested in the BIG BANG.

Easy to read but fairly complete overview of the Big Bang.

While this book contains a plothora of information, it is presented in a terrible manner. Any reader who is not up-to-par on his/her quantum physics will be completely lost. I do howver have to give credit for some excellent graphs/illustrations. They are very informative.

To read this book requires a masters in physics. This terrible grouping of eqations and terminology wasted $20 and an hour or two of my life. I read a lot of books of this genere and this was just plain bad!