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"Cosmology has been transformed by dramatic progress in high-precision observations and theoretical modelling. This book surveys key developments and open issues for graduate students and researchers. Using a relativistic geometric approach, it focuses on the general concepts and relations that...
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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"Cosmology has been transformed by dramatic progress in high-precision observations and theoretical modelling. This book surveys key developments and open issues for graduate students and researchers. Using a relativistic geometric approach, it focuses on the general concepts and relations that underpin the standard model of the Universe. Part I covers foundations of relativistic cosmology whilst Part II develops the dynamical and observational relations for all models of the Universe based on general relativity. Part III focuses on the standard model of cosmology, including inflation, dark |
| Carrier Form: | xiv, 622 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 566-605) and index. |
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9780521381154 (hbk.) : 0521381150 (hbk.) |
| Index Number: | QB981 |
| CLC: | P159.2 |
| Call Number: | P159.2/E461 |
| Contents: | 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. Accel |