| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 243 pages) |
| Series |
Series in astronomy and astrophysics |
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Series in astronomy and astrophysics.
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| Contents |
Historical breakthroughs -- Fundamental observations -- A Newtonian cosmology? -- From classical mechanics to relativistic theories -- Geometry of the universe -- Dynamics of the universe -- Building a cosmological model -- The cosmological constant -- Age of the universe -- Expansion history of the universe -- Matter -- The cosmic microwave background -- Radiation-dominated regime -- Big bang nucleosynthesis -- Inflation -- [Lambda]CDM model and cosmological puzzles -- Dark matter -- Ad libitum -- Summary of numerical values of constant and parameters |
| Summary |
"This book discusses cosmology from both an observational and a strong theoretical perspective. The first part focuses on gravitation, notably the expansion of the universe and determination of cosmological parameters, before moving onto the main emphasis of the book, the physics of the early universe, and the connections between cosmological models and particle physics. Readers will gain a comprehensive account of cosmology and the latest observational results, without requiring prior knowledge of relativistic theories, making the text ideal for students."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 21, 2018) |
| Subject |
Cosmogony.
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Cosmology.
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cosmology.
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Cosmogony
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Cosmology
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| SUBJECT |
Universe. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010007248
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| Subject |
Universe
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2018005976 |
| ISBN |
9781351020138 |
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1351020137 |
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9781138496903 |
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1138496901 |
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9781351020121 |
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1351020129 |
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