Cosmology

TRAMA

This is a revised and updated new edition of a classic introductory text on cosmology for undergraduates, also accessible to anyone with a secondary school science background. New results from the WMAP mission are included as well as results from Hubble Key Project and High Redshift Supernovae Teams. The physical basis for cosmology is emphasized and there are many new exercises.

NOTE EDITORE

This is a substantially revised and updated new edition of a classic introductory textbook. Although there are a wealth of cosmology texts at postgraduate level, 'Cosmology' remains the classic introduction to modern cosmology for undergraduates. While designed as the main text for a course given at second or third year level, it is sufficiently self-contained for anyone with school science to understand. There is a strong emphasis on observational cosmology, with introductory chapters on the visible universe, our galaxy and other galaxies and the empirical basis for cosmological theory. After an account of the big bang model, there are chapters on the early stages of the big bang and galaxy formation. Finally, there are chapters on cosmological tests and on alternative theories. One feature of the book is its updated epilogue of twenty controversies in cosmology today. The latest results from the WMAP mission are included and a wealth of new material, including a stronger emphasis on the cosmological constant. It has an extensive glossary and the exercises have been substantially expanded. A stronger emphasis on the physical basis for cosmology is included throughout.

SOMMARIO

1. - The visible universe2. - Our Galaxy and other galaxies3. - The empirical basis for cosmological theories4. - The big-bang models5. - Early stages of the big bang6. - From fireball to the present7. - Observational cosmology8. - Other cosmological theories

AUTORE

Michael Rowan-Robinson is Professor of Astrophysics at Imperial College, London, UK. He is one of Britain's foremost astronomers.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780198527466
• Dimensioni: 242 x 15.4 x 162 mm Ø 479 gr
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: numerous halftones and line figures
• Pagine Arabe: 202