Inflationary cosmology revisited : an overview of contemporary scientific cosmology after the inflationary proposal /
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World Scientific,
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Publisher Address: | Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : |
Publication Dates: | 2005. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Online Access: |
http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/5748#t=toc |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiii,104pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9812701230 (electronic bk.) 9789812701237 (electronic bk.) |
CLC: | P159.3 |
Contents: | Steady state versus big bang cosmologies -- The microwave CBR -- The birth of inflationary cosmology -- The cosmic background explorer (COBE) -- Dark matter, cosmic flatness and accelerated expansion -- The microwave anisotropy Probe (WMAP) -- On the monopole, flatness and horizon problems -- An alternative to inflation?. |