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COSMOLOGY
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| By: |
Nicola Vittorio |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£84.99 |
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£76.49 |
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£8.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1498731325 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781498731324 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC |
| Pub. date: |
31 May, 2017 |
| Series: |
Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics |
| Pages: |
446 |
| Description: |
"Written by one of the world's leading cosmologists, this brand new textbook provides graduate students with coverage of the very latest developments in the field. The most recent experimental results are discussed, together with the corresponding constraints on cosmological parameters. Vittorio shows what is meant by precision cosmology, from both theoretical and observational perspectives. Each section is accompanied by problems. Detailed solutions to some are provided in the text, while a solutions manual is offered to accompany the remainder. Rigorous aspects of derivations are covered in the Appendix, allowing the book to be used by students with a variety of mathematical experience"-- |
| Synopsis: |
Modern cosmology has changed significantly over the years, from the discovery to the precision measurement era. The data now available provide a wealth of information, mostly consistent with a model where dark matter and dark energy are in a rough proportion of 3:7. The time is right for a fresh new textbook which captures the state-of-the art in cosmology. Written by one of the world's leading cosmologists, this brand new, thoroughly class-tested textbook provides graduate and undergraduate students with coverage of the very latest developments and experimental results in the field. Prof. Nicola Vittorio shows what is meant by precision cosmology, from both theoretical and observational perspectives.This book is divided into three main parts: * Part I provides a pedagogical, but rigorous, general relativity-based discussion of cosmological models, showing the evidence for dark energy, the constraints from primordial nucleosynthesis and the need for inflation * Part II introduces density fluctuations and their statistical description, discussing different theoretical scenarios, such as CDM, as well as observations * Part III introduces the general relativity approach to structure formation and discusses the physics behind the CMB temperature and polarization pattern of the microwave sky Carefully adapted from the course taught by Prof. Vittorio at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, this book will be an ideal companion for advanced students undertaking a course in cosmology. |
| Illustrations: |
116 black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Productivity Press |
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Returnable |
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