Principles of Physical Cosmology - Rilegato

Libro 28 di 32: Princeton Series in Physics

Peebles, P. J. E.

 
9780691074283: Principles of Physical Cosmology
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ISBN 10: 0691074283 ISBN 13: 9780691074283
Casa editrice: Princeton Univ Pr, 1993

Sinossi

During the last twenty years, dramatic improvements in methods of observing astrophysical phenomena from the ground and in space have added to our knowledge of what the universe is like now and what it was like in the past, going back to the hot big bang. In this overview of today's physical cosmology, P.J.E. Peebles shows how observation has combined with theoretical elements to establish the subject as a mature science, while he also discusses the most notable recent attempts to understand the origin and structure of the universe. A successor to Peebles's classic volume Physical Cosmology (Princeton, 1971), the book is a comprehensive overview addressed not only to students but also to scientists active in fields outside cosmology.
The first part of the work presents the elements of physical cosmology, including the history of the discovery of the expanding universe. The second part, on the cosmological tests that measure the geometry of spacetime, discusses general relativity theory as the basis for the tests, and then surveys the broad variety of ways the tests can be applied with the new generations of telescopes and detectors. The third part deals with the origin of galaxies and the large-scale structure of the universe, and reviews ideas about how the evolution of the universe might be traced back to very early epochs when structure originated. Each chapter begins with an introduction that can be understood with no special knowledge beyond undergraduate physics, and then progresses to more specialized topics.

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Recensione

"Nothing is more badly needed than a solid but accessible book on cosmology, written by an insider who has not lost his or her skepticism, Peeble's new book fills the bill admirably."--Nature

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Book by Peebles P J E

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Editore
Princeton Univ Pr
Data di pubblicazione
1993
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0691074283
ISBN 13 
9780691074283
Rilegatura
Copertina rigida
Numero edizione
1
Numero di pagine
718
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9780691019338: Principles of Physical Cosmology

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ISBN 10:  0691019339 ISBN 13:  9780691019338
Casa editrice: Princeton University Press, 1993
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