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Author Peebles, P. J. E. (Phillip James Edwin), author.

Title The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe / by P.J.E. Peebles
Published Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2020
©1980

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Description 1 online resource
Series Princeton Series in Physics
Princeton series in physics.
Contents Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- I. HOMOGENEITY AND CLUSTERING -- II. BEHAVIOR OF IRREGULARITIES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF MATTER: NEWTONIAN APPROXIMATION -- III. n-POINT CORRELATION FUNCTIONS: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS -- IV. DYNAMICS AND STATISTICS -- V. RELATIVISTIC THEORY OF THE BEHAVIOR OF IRREGULARITIES IN AN EXPANDING WORLD MODEL -- VI. SCENARIOS -- APPENDIX -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX
Summary The classic account of the structure and evolution of the early universe from Nobel Prize-winning physicist P.J.E. PeeblesAn instant landmark on its publication, The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe remains the essential introduction to this vital area of research. Written by one of the world's most esteemed theoretical cosmologists, it provides an invaluable historical introduction to the subject, and an enduring overview of key methods, statistical measures, and techniques for dealing with cosmic evolution. With characteristic clarity and insight, P.J.E. Peebles focuses on the largest known structures--galaxy clusters--weighing the empirical evidence of the nature of the clustering and the theories of how the clustering evolves in an expanding universe. A must-have reference for students and researchers alike, this edition of The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe introduces a new generation of readers to a classic text in modern cosmology
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 402-416) and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 04, 2021)
Subject Galaxies.
Large scale structure (Astronomy)
Cosmology.
Cosmology
Astronomy
cosmology.
SCIENCE -- Physics -- Astrophysics.
Cosmology.
Galaxies.
Large scale structure (Astronomy)
Kosmologie.
Galaxias.
Galaxies.
Galaxies.
Cosmologie.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780691206714
0691206716