Cosmology
Fourth edition
Seiten
2003
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-852747-3 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-852747-3 (ISBN)
This is a revised and updated new edition of a classic introductory text on cosmology for undergraduates, also accessible to anyone with school science knowledge. New results from the WMAP mission are included as well as results from Hubble Key Project and High Redshift Supernovae teams.
A substantially revised and updated edition of the introductory textbook on cosmology for undergraduates. While designed as the main text for a course given at second- or third-year level, the book 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 20 controversies in cosmology today. The latest results from the WMAP mission are included and there is a stronger emphasis on the cosmological constant. The book has an extensive glossary and the exercises have been substantially expanded. A stronger emphasis on the physical basis for cosmology is included throughout.
A substantially revised and updated edition of the introductory textbook on cosmology for undergraduates. While designed as the main text for a course given at second- or third-year level, the book 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 20 controversies in cosmology today. The latest results from the WMAP mission are included and there is a stronger emphasis on the cosmological constant. The book has an extensive glossary and the exercises have been substantially expanded. A stronger emphasis on the physical basis for cosmology is included throughout.
Michael Rowan-Robinson is Professor of Astrophysics at Imperial College, London, UK. He is one of Britain's foremost astronomers.
1. The visible universe ; 2. Our Galaxy and other galaxies ; 3. The empirical basis for cosmological theories ; 4. The big-bang models ; 5. Early stages of the big bang ; 6. From fireball to the present ; 7. Observational cosmology ; 8. Other cosmological theories ; Epilogue: twenty controversies in cosmology today ; Answers to problems ; Further reading ; Glossary ; Physical constants and conversion of factors ; Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.11.2003 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | numerous halftones and line figures |
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 233 mm |
| Gewicht | 350 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-852747-0 / 0198527470 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-852747-3 / 9780198527473 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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