Screen LibraryDark energy：theory and observations
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2010. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xiv, 491 p.: ill. ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780521516006 (hardback) 0521516005 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | P145 |
| CLC: | P145.9 |
| Call Number: | P145.9/A511 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 457-484) and index. Expansion history of the universe -- Correlation function and power spectrum -- Basics of cosmological perturbation theory -- Observational evidence of dark energy -- Cosmological constant -- Dark energy as a modified form of matter I: quintessence -- D "Dark energy, the mysterious cause of the accelerating expansion of the Universe, is one of the most important fields of research in astrophysics and cosmology today. Introducing the theoretical ideas, observational methods and results, this textbook is |