Barbara Ryden

Introduction to Cosmology

Pearson New International Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Introduction to Cosmology provides a rare combination of a solid foundation of the core physical concepts of cosmology and the most recent astronomical observations. The text is designed for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduate students and assumes no prior knowledge of general relativity. An emphasis is placed on developing the students' physical insight rather than losing them with complex math. An approachable writing style and wealth of fresh and imaginative analogies from ?everyday? physics are used to make the concepts of cosmology more accessible.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pearson Education Limited
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 219mm x 279mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 646g
• ISBN-13: 9781292039718
• ISBN-10: 129203971X
• Artikelnr.: 48552157

Inhaltsangabe

 1. Introduction.
 2. Fundamental Observations.
 3. Newton Versus Einstein.
 4. Cosmic Dynamics.
 5. Single-Component Universes.
 6. Multiple-Component Universes.
 7. Measuring Cosmological Parameters.
 8. Dark Matter.
 9. The Cosmic Microwave Background.
10. Nucleosynthesis and the Early Universe.
11. Inflation and the Very Early Universe.
12. The Formation of Structure.

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Preface to second edition; Preface to first edition; 1. Introduction; 2. Fundamental observations; 3. Newton versus Einstein; 4. Cosmic dynamics; 5. Model universes; 6. Measuring cosmological parameters; 7. Dark matter; 8. The cosmic microwave background; 9. Nucleosynthesis and the early Universe; 10. Inflation and the very early Universe; 11. Structure formation: gravitational instability; 12. Structure formation: baryons and photons; Epilogue; Bibliography; Table of useful constants; Index.

Rezensionen

'This is an excellent textbook, with a clear and pedagogical presentation, which perfectly fills a gap between other introductory books available at either much more basic or much more advanced levels. The easy-to-read style, focus on physics concepts, and self-contained derivations make the book easy to follow. It works well for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduate students, who will come away with a solid and comprehensive understanding of modern cosmology. The additions in this Second Edition, such as galaxy formation and baryon acoustic oscillations, are valuable and bring the book even more up-to-date.' Zoltán Haiman, Columbia University