Avishai Dekel / P. Ostriker (eds.)

Formation of Structure in the Universe

Herausgeber: Dekel, Avishai; Ostriker, Jeremiah P.

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Produktbeschreibung

An up-to-date and comprehensive graduate-level textbook on the fast-moving subject of structure formation in cosmology, written by eleven world-leading authorities.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 834g
• ISBN-13: 9780521586320
• ISBN-10: 0521586321
• Artikelnr.: 22189775

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction to Structure Formation: 1. Dark matter and stucture formation J. R. Primark
2. Gravitational instability A. Yahil
3. Microwave background and stucture formation J. Silk
Part II. Large-Scale Structure and Flows: 4. Clusters and superclusters of galaxies N. A. Bahcall
5. Redshift surveys of the local universe M. A. Strauss
6. Measurement of galaxy distances J. A. Willick
7. Large-scale flows and cosmological implications A. Dekel
Part III. Structure on Galactic Scales and Lensing: 8. Cosmological simulations J. P. Ostriker
9. Black holes in galaxy centers S. M. Faber
10. Gravitational lensing R. Narayan and M. Bartelmann
Part IV. A Conclusion: 11. The mass of the universe P. J. E. Peebles.