Screen LibraryAn introduction to cosmology
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, UK New York, NY |
| Publication Dates: | 2002. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | xvii, 541 p.: ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
052179028X 9780521790284 0521793769 (pbk.) 9780521793766 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | P159 |
| CLC: | P159 |
| Call Number: | P159/N231-1/3rd.ed. |
| Contents: |
Donation. Includes bibliographical references (p. 515-532) and index. Foreword -- Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the third edition -- The large-scale structure of the universe -- The general theory of relativity -- From relativity to cosmology -- The Friedmann models -- Relics of the Big Bang -- The very early universe -- The formation of large-scale structure in the universe -- Alternative cosmologies -- Cosmologies with creation of matter -- Local observational tests of cosmological significance -- Observations of distant parts of the universe -- A critical overview of cosmology -- Table of constants -- Glossary of symbols and abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index. |