An Introduction to Modern Cosmology
2nd Edition
Published on 27. March 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-0-470-84835-7 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
"...complete and up-to-date...an excellent introduction of cosmology, and at this level it is hard to beat....highly recommended." Choice, Vol. 41, No. 6, February 2004More details
Edition
2. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations (some col.)
Dimensions
Height: 24.1 cm
Width: 16.8 cm
Thickness: 1 cm
Weight
330 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-84835-7 (9780470848357)
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
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.
Content
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.