Introduction to Cosmology - Brossura

Narlikar, Jayant V.

 
9780521423526: Introduction to Cosmology

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Provides a comprehensive introduction to the origin and evolution of the universe.

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Descrizione del libro

This revised edition of an established text book includes the new inflationary universe and the latest results on the study of cosmic background radiation. It introduces modern cosmology at a level suitable for final year undergraduates and postgraduates in theoretical physics and applied mathematics.

Contenuti

Foreword by Professor Sir Fred Hoyle; 1. The large-scale structure of the universe; 2. General relativity; 3. From relativity to cosmology; 4. The Friedman models; 5. Relics of the Big Bang; 6. The very early universe; 7. The formation of structures in the universe; 8. Alternative cosmologies; 9. Local observations of cosmological significance; 10. Observations of distant parts of the universe; 11. A critical overview.

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