Evolution of the Universe
Published on 12. August 1997
Book
Hardback
300 pages
978-0-471-96524-4 (ISBN)
Description
Cosmology aims to explore and understand the structure and evolution of the Universe in terms of testable laws of nature. Most cosmologists accept that the Universe evolves. Disagreement begins, however, when the question of the very beginning and end of this evolution is discussed, or even whether there is a beginning and an end at all. This work discusses what researchers currently know about the global properties of the Universe; the progress (if any) in relating cosmology and fundamental theories; what researchers know about the formation of large-scale structure in the Universe and the connection between the origin of galaxies and the formation of large-scale structure.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations (some col.), 1 map, ports.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
670 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-96524-4 (9780471965244)
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Content
Is There a Consistent Standard Model?; The Nature of Dark Matter; The Age of the Universe; What Do We Know About Global Properties of the Universe?; Initial Conditions and Inflationary Models; What Can Fundamental Theories Say about the Origin of the Universe?; Cosmological Constraints on Particle Physics; Are We Making Progress in Relating Cosmology and Fundamental Theories?; Structure Formation via Gravitational Instabilities; Cosmological Structure Formation with Topological Defects; Implications of the Background Radiation for Cosmic Structure Formation; What Do We Know about the Formation of Large-Scale Structure in the Universe?; Hierarchical Clustering and Galaxy Formation; The Influence of Environmental Effects on Galaxy Formation; Thermal History of the Intergalactic Medium; How Did Galaxies Form?