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9780521858984: Current Issues in Cosmology
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ISBN 10: 0521858984 ISBN 13: 9780521858984
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Sinossi

This book looks at both the strengths and weaknesses of the current big-bang model in explaining certain puzzling data.

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Descrizione del libro

What are the current ideas describing the large scale structure of the Universe? How do they relate to the observed facts? This book looks at both the strengths and weaknesses of the current big-bang model in explaining certain puzzling data.

Contenuti

Part I. Observational Facts Relating to Discrete Sources: 1. The state of cosmology G. Burbidge; 2. The redshifts of galaxies and QSOs E. M. Burbidge and G. Burbidge; 3. Accretion discs in quasars J. Sulentic; Part II. Observational Facts Relating to Background Radiation: 4. CMB observations and consequences F. Bouchet; 5. Abundances of light nuclei K. Olive; 6. Evidence for an accelerating universe or lack of A. Blanchard; Part III. Standard Cosmology: 7. Cosmology, an overview of the standard model F. Bernardeau; 8. What are the building blocks of our universe? K. C. Wali; Part IV. Large-Scale Structure: 9. Observations of large-scale structure V. de Lapparent; 10. Reconstruction of large-scale peculiar velocity fields R. Mohayaee, B. Tully and U. Frisch; Part V. Alternative Cosmologies: 11. The quasi-steady state cosmology J. V. Narlikar; 12. Evidence for iron whiskers in the universe N. C. Wickramasinghe; 13. Alternatives to dark matter: MOND + Mach D. Roscoe; 14. Anthropic principle in cosmology B. Carter; Part VI. Evidence for Anomalous Redshifts: 15. Anomalous redshifts H. C. Arp; 16. Redshifts of galaxies and QSOs: the problem of redshift periodicities G. Burbidge; 17. Statistics of redshift periodicities W. Napier; 18. Local abnormal redshifts J.-C. Pecker; 19. Gravitational lensing and anomalous redshifts J. Surdej, J.-F. Claeskens and D. Sluse; Panel discussion; General discussion; Concluding remarks.

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Editore
Cambridge University Press
Data di pubblicazione
2006
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0521858984
ISBN 13 
9780521858984
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero di pagine
278
Redattore
Pecker Jean-Claude, Narlikar Jayant
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
non disponibile

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ISBN 10:  110740343X ISBN 13:  9781107403437
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2011
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