Introduction to Cosmology - Rilegato

Roos, Matts

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ISBN 10: 0470849096 ISBN 13: 9780470849095

Casa editrice: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2003

Riassunto

Die durchgängig überarbeitete und erweiterte dritte Auflage des sehr erfolgreichen Lehrbuchs der Kosmologie führt den Leser von den Grundlagen des Gebiets weiter zu Themen wie der Relativität, der Ausdehnung des Kosmos, Phasenübergängen und der Entstehung von Galaxien. Dabei nimmt der Autor auch zu gegenwärtig diskutierten Aspekten Stellung, unter anderem zu neuen Erkenntnissen über Mikrowellen-Hintergrundstrahlung, ultrahochenergetische kosmische Strahlung und kosmische Magnetfelder. Mit zahlreichen Illustrationen, ergänzt durch Übungsaufgaben.

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Informazioni sull?autore

<p><b>Matts Roos</b> is Emeritus Professor in Particle Physics at the University of Helsinki, Physics Department, where he is still active in research and postgraduate teaching. Roos is a member of the Finnish Physical Society, honorary member of The Physical Society in Finland, and founding member of the Particle Data Group which produces the biannual compilation published as Review of Particle Physics. He is also a member of the International Astronomical Union, the Steering Committee of the COSMO conferences, and a honorary member of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Finnish Alumni Club.</p>

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The Third Edition of &#8216;<i>Introduction to Cosmology&#8217;</i> 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 &#8216;cosmological coincidence&#8217; 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. <ul> <li>Illustrated throughout and comprehensively referenced with problems at the end of each chapter.</li> <li>Includes more material on observational astrophysics and expanded sections on astrophysical phenomena</li> <li>Invaluable for undergraduate students in Physics and Astronomy taking a first course in Cosmology.</li> </ul>

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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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0470849096
• ISBN 13: 9780470849095
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 256
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile