Cosmology
The Structure and Evolution of the Universe
Published on 27. February 1987
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIV, 236 pages
978-3-540-16922-2 (ISBN)
Description
From the reviews:
"It survives the pitfalls of this fashion-conscious era by pursuing a rigorously independent-minded attitude to contemporary ideas. The level is introductory undergraduate, with rather little mathematics but a strong physical basis.
...The second part, on general relativity and cosmology, provides a good account of modern theoretical ideas, from rotating black holes to Grand Unified Theories and inflation. The third part is an excellent and profound discussion of the fundamental problems of cosmology. For anyone with a philosophical turn of mind this section alone makes the book essential reading." Nature
"It survives the pitfalls of this fashion-conscious era by pursuing a rigorously independent-minded attitude to contemporary ideas. The level is introductory undergraduate, with rather little mathematics but a strong physical basis.
...The second part, on general relativity and cosmology, provides a good account of modern theoretical ideas, from rotating black holes to Grand Unified Theories and inflation. The third part is an excellent and profound discussion of the fundamental problems of cosmology. For anyone with a philosophical turn of mind this section alone makes the book essential reading." Nature
Reviews / Votes
From the reviews: "It survives the pitfalls of this fashion-conscious era by pursuing a rigorously independent-minded attitude to contemporary ideas. The level is introductory undergraduate, with rather little mathematics but a strong physical basis. ...The second part, on general relativity and cosmology, provides a good account of modern theoretical ideas, from rotating black holes to Grand Unified Theories and inflation. The third part is an excellent and profound discussion of the fundamental problems of cosmology. For anyone with a philosophical turn of mind this section alone makes the book essential reading." NatureMore details
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
40 s/w Abbildungen
XIV, 236 p. 40 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
371 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-16922-2 (9783540169222)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-71464-1
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
12/2012
Springer
€96.29
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Persons
Content
I Observations.- 1. Our Galaxy.- 2. Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies.- 3. Distribution of Matter in the Universe.- II Theory.- 4. Introduction to the Study of the Universe.- 5. General Theory of Relativity.- 6. Relativistic Cosmology.- 7. Other Cosmological Theories.- 8. The Beginning of the Universe.- 9. The Evolution of the Universe.- III Fundamental Problems.- 10. The Physics of the Universe.- 11. Cosmological Problems.- References.- Further References for the Figures.- Name Index.