A concise, accessible introduction to this exciting and dynamic subject.
* Adopts an approach grounded in physics rather than mathematics.
* Includes worked examples and student problems, along with hints for solving them and the numerical answers.
* Many reviewers have commented that this is one of the best 'introductory undergraduate level' texts on the subject and they would all welcome a Second Edition.
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Illustrations (some col.)
Maße
Höhe: 25.2 cm
Breite: 17.2 cm
Dicke: 1.6 cm
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ISBN-13
978-0-470-84834-0 (9780470848340)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Andrew Liddle is Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Sussex. Research interests include the origin and evolution of structure in the universe and the relation between astronomical observations and the physics of the early universe.
Autor*in
University of Sussex, UK
Preface.
Constants conversion factors and symbols.
1. A (Very) Brief History of Cosmological Ideas.
2. Observational Overview.
3. Newtonian Gravity.
4. The Geometry of the Universe.
5. Simple Cosmological Models.
6.Observational Parameters.
7. The Cosmological Constant.
8. The Age of the Universe.
9. The Density of the Universe and Dark Matter.
10. The Cosmic Microwave Background.
11. The Early Universe.
12. Nucleosynthesis: The Origin of the Light Elements.
13. The Inflationary Universe.
14. The Initial Singularity.
15. Overview: The Standard Cosmological Model.
Advanced Topic 1: General Relativistic Cosmology
Advanced Topic 2: Classic Cosmology: Distances and Luminosities.
Advanced Topic 3: Neutrino Cosmology.
Advanced Topic 4: Baryogenesis.
Advanced Topic 5: Structures in the Universe.
Bibliography.
Numerical answers and hints to problems.
Index.
