Cosmology: The Origin and Evolution of Cosmic Structure, 2nd EditionISBN: 978-0-471-48909-2
Hardcover
470 pages
July 2002
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Preface.
Introduction.
PART 1: COSMOLOGICAL MODELS.
First Principles.
The Friedmann Models.
Alternative Cosmologies.
Observational Properties of the Universe.
PART 2: THE HOT BIG BANG MODEL.
Thermal History of the Hot Big Bang Model.
The Very Early Universe.
Phase Transitions and Inflation.
The Lepton Era.
The Plasma Era.
PART 3: THEORY OF STRUCTURE FORMATION.
Introduction to Jeans Theory.
Gravitational Instability of Baryonic Matter.
Non-Baryonic Matter.
Cosmological Perturbations.
Non-Linear Evolution.
Models of Structure Formation
PART 4: OBSERVATIONAL TESTS.
Statistics of Galaxy Clustering.
The Cosmic Microwave Background.
Peculiar Motions of Galaxies.
Gravitational Lensing.
The High-Redshift Universe.
A Forward Look.
Appendices
References.
Index.
Introduction.
PART 1: COSMOLOGICAL MODELS.
First Principles.
The Friedmann Models.
Alternative Cosmologies.
Observational Properties of the Universe.
PART 2: THE HOT BIG BANG MODEL.
Thermal History of the Hot Big Bang Model.
The Very Early Universe.
Phase Transitions and Inflation.
The Lepton Era.
The Plasma Era.
PART 3: THEORY OF STRUCTURE FORMATION.
Introduction to Jeans Theory.
Gravitational Instability of Baryonic Matter.
Non-Baryonic Matter.
Cosmological Perturbations.
Non-Linear Evolution.
Models of Structure Formation
PART 4: OBSERVATIONAL TESTS.
Statistics of Galaxy Clustering.
The Cosmic Microwave Background.
Peculiar Motions of Galaxies.
Gravitational Lensing.
The High-Redshift Universe.
A Forward Look.
Appendices
References.
Index.
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