Hermann Bondi

Cosmology

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume represents an important stage in the development of cosmology as a distinct branch of physics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 249g
• ISBN-13: 9780521141185
• ISBN-10: 0521141184
• Artikelnr.: 32307173

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. Principles of Cosmology: 1. Physics and cosmology
2. The cosmological principle
Part II. Observational Evidence: 3. The background light of the sky
4. The problem with inertia
5. Observations of distant nebulae
Appendix: the K-term of the red shift
6. Astrophysical and geophysical data
7. Microphysics and cosmology
Part III. Cosmological Theories: 8. Theoretical concepts
9. Newtonian cosmology
10. Relativistic cosmology
11. Kinematic relativity
12. The Steady-State Theory
13. The theories of Eddington, Dirac and Jordan
14. The present position in cosmology
Bibliography
Index.