Dark Matter And The Dinosaurs The Astounding Interconnectedness Of The Universe Lisa Randall by Lisa Randall 9780062328472, 0062328476 instant download after payment.

In this brilliant exploration of our cosmic environment, the renowned particle physicist & New York Times bestselling author of Warped Passages and Knocking on Heaven’s Door uses her research into dark matter to illuminate the startling connections between the furthest reaches of space & life here on Earth.

Sixty-six million years ago, an object the size of a city descended from space to crash into Earth, creating a devastating cataclysm that killed off the dinosaurs, along with three-quarters of the other species on the planet. What was its origin? In Dark Matter & the Dinosaurs, Lisa Randall proposes it was a comet that was dislodged from its orbit as the Solar System passed through a disk of dark matter embedded in the Milky Way. In a sense, it might have been dark matter that killed the dinosaurs.

Working through the background and consequences of this proposal, Randall shares with us the latest findings—established & speculative—regarding the nature & role of dark matter & the origin of the Universe, our galaxy, our Solar System, & life, along with the process by which scientists explore new concepts. In Dark Matter & the Dinosaurs, Randall tells a breathtaking story that weaves together the cosmos’ history & our own, illuminating the deep relationships that are critical to our world & the astonishing beauty inherent in the most familiar things.

Lisa Randall's work has involved improving our under-standing of the Standard Model of particle physics, supersymmetry, baryogenesis, cosmological inflation, & dark matter. Randall’s research also explores ways to experimentally test & verify ideas & her current research focuses in large part on the Large Hadron Collider & dark matter searches & models.