Surveying key developments and open issues in cosmology for graduate students and researchers, this book focuses on the general concepts and relations that underpin the standard model of the Universe. It also examines anisotropic and inhomogeneous models, and deeper issues, such as quantum cosmology and the multiverse proposal.
Surveying key developments and open issues in cosmology for graduate students and researchers, this book focuses on the general concepts and relations that underpin the standard model of the Universe. It also examines anisotropic and inhomogeneous models, and deeper issues, such as quantum cosmology and the multiverse proposal.
George Ellis, FRS, is Professor Emeritus at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He is co-author with Stephen Hawking of The Large Scale Structure of Space-Time.
Inhaltsangabe
Part I. Foundations: 1. The nature of cosmology 2. Geometry 3. Classical physics and gravity Part II. Relativistic Cosmological Models: 4. Kinematics of cosmological models 5. Matter in the Universe 6. Dynamics of cosmological models 7. Observations in cosmological models 8. Light-cone approach to relativistic cosmology Part III. The Standard Model and Extensions: 9. Homogeneous FLRW universes 10. Perturbations of FLRW universes 11. The cosmic background radiation 12. Structure formation and gravitational lensing 13. Confronting the Standard Model with observations 14. Acceleration from dark energy or modified gravity 15. 'Acceleration' from large scale inhomogeneity? 16. 'Acceleration' from small scale inhomogeneity? Part IV. Anisotropic and Inhomogeneous Models: 17. The space of cosmological models 18. Spatially homogeneous anisotropic models 19. Inhomogeneous models Part V. Broader Perspective: 20. Quantum gravity and the start of the Universe 21. Cosmology in a larger setting 22. Conclusion: our picture of the Universe Appendix References Index.
Part I. Foundations: 1. The nature of cosmology 2. Geometry 3. Classical physics and gravity Part II. Relativistic Cosmological Models: 4. Kinematics of cosmological models 5. Matter in the Universe 6. Dynamics of cosmological models 7. Observations in cosmological models 8. Light-cone approach to relativistic cosmology Part III. The Standard Model and Extensions: 9. Homogeneous FLRW universes 10. Perturbations of FLRW universes 11. The cosmic background radiation 12. Structure formation and gravitational lensing 13. Confronting the Standard Model with observations 14. Acceleration from dark energy or modified gravity 15. 'Acceleration' from large scale inhomogeneity? 16. 'Acceleration' from small scale inhomogeneity? Part IV. Anisotropic and Inhomogeneous Models: 17. The space of cosmological models 18. Spatially homogeneous anisotropic models 19. Inhomogeneous models Part V. Broader Perspective: 20. Quantum gravity and the start of the Universe 21. Cosmology in a larger setting 22. Conclusion: our picture of the Universe Appendix References Index.
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