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The Third Edition of ‘
Introduction to Cosmology’ provides an authoritative yet concise study of cosmology at an introductory level. Starting from elementary principles and the history of cosmology, the text carefully guides the student on to curved spacetimes, general relativity, black holes, cosmological models, particles and symmetries, and phase transitions. Extensively revised and updated, this latest edition includes up-to-date developments in the field and broader coverage of distance measures, gravitational lensing, gravitational waves, dark energy and quintessence, the thermal history of the Universe, inflation and the ‘cosmological coincidence’ problem. An updated discussion on the Cosmic Microwave Backround includes polarization and presents the latest observational results from the WMAP Satellite together with the latest results on large scale structure formation from the 2 degree Field Galaxy Redshift Survey.
- Illustrated throughout and comprehensively referenced with problems at the end of each chapter.
- Includes more material on observational astrophysics and expanded sections on astrophysical phenomena
- Invaluable for undergraduate students in Physics and Astronomy taking a first course in Cosmology.
Synopsis
This is the Third Edition of a highly successful textbook, which is extensively revised and updated to include the latest developments, such as recent problems encountered with the ‘ cosmological coincidence’, an updated discussion on the Cosmic Microwave Background and increased coverage on astrophysical phenomena such as Gamma Ray Bursts, superhigh-energy cosmic rays and cosmic magnetic fields. Offers a comprehensive coverage, covering the more advanced topics in detail Beginning with elementary aspects, it leads the reader on to some of the more advance concepts, including relativity, cosmic inflation, phase transitions and galaxy formation Illustrated throughout and comprehensively referenced with problems at the end of each chapter
Synopsis
Die durchg ngig berarbeitete und erweiterte dritte Auflage des sehr erfolgreichen Lehrbuchs der Kosmologie f hrt den Leser von den Grundlagen des Gebiets weiter zu Themen wie der Relativit t, der Ausdehnung des Kosmos, Phasen berg ngen und der Entstehung von Galaxien. Dabei nimmt der Autor auch zu gegenw rtig diskutierten Aspekten Stellung, unter anderem zu neuen Erkenntnissen ber Mikrowellen-Hintergrundstrahlung, ultrahochenergetische kosmische Strahlung und kosmische Magnetfelder. Mit zahlreichen Illustrationen, erg nzt durch bungsaufgaben.
Synopsis
The Third Edition of the hugely successful
Introduction to Cosmology provides a concise, authoritative study of cosmology at an introductory level. Starting from elementary principles and the history of cosmology, the text carefully guides the student on to curved spacetimes, general relativity, black holes, cosmological models, particles and symmetries, and phase transitions.
Extensively revised, this latest edition includes broader and updated coverage of distance measures, gravitational lensing and waves, dark energy and quintessence, the thermal history of the Universe, inflation, large scale structure formation, and the ‘cosmological coincidence’problem.
- Illustrated throughout and comprehensively referenced with problems at the end of each chapter.
- Includes more material on observational astrophysics and expanded sections on astrophysical phenomena.
- Latest observational results from the WMAP satellite and the 2 degree Field Galaxy Redshift Survey.
Table of Contents
Preface to First Edition.
Preface to Second Edition.
Preface to Third Edition.
1. From Newton to Hubble.
2. Relativity.
3. Gravitational Phenomena.
4. Cosmological Models.
5. Thermal History of the Universe.
6. Particles and Symmetries.
7. Cosmic Inflation.
8. Cosmic Microwave Background.
9. Cosmic Structures and Dark Matter.
10. Epilogue.
Tables.
Index.