Cosmology is an increasingly high profile subject, and many universities are attempting to bring it into a fuller role in the undergraduate syllabus. This introduction to cosmology uses Newtonian theory to offer a detailed discussion of the evidence in favour of the hot big bang in a treatment grounded in physics rather than mathematics. It includes models of the expanding universe, a brief discussion of inflationary cosmology, and self-contained chapters on a number of more advanced topics such as black holes. The text takes a physics based approach as opposed to a mathematical one and includes worked examples and problems along with hints for solving them.
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Höhe: 250 mm
Breite: 171 mm
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978-0-471-98757-4 (9780471987574)
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History of cosmological ideas; observational overview; Newtonian gravity; Newtonian cosmological models; geometry of the universe; observational parameters; age of the universe; density of the universe and dark matter; microwave background; the early universe; origin of light elements; inflationary universe theory; initial singularity.
