Introduction to Cosmology - Couverture souple

Roos, Matts

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0471942987 ISBN 13 : 9780471942986

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 1994

Synopsis

This illustrated and referenced volume provides an authoritative yet concise study of cosmology. Beginning with elementary aspects, it will lead students on to more advanced concepts, including relativity, cosmic inflation, phase transitions and galaxy formation. The text comes complete with problems at the end of each chapter and will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students of physics, astronomy and astrophysics. It will also be useful to those studying, more specifically, particle physics, nuclear physics and quantum mechanics.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Introduction to Cosmology Second Edition Matts Roos University of Helsinki, Finland This second edition of the very successful Introduction to Cosmology provides an authoritative yet concise study of cosmology at an introductory level. Beginning with elementary aspects, it will lead students on to some of the most advanced concepts, including relativity, cosmic inflation, phase transitions and galaxy formation. Fully illustrated and comprehensively referenced with problems at the end of each chapter, Introduction to Cosmology, Second Edition offers the following new features:
∗ Thorough examination of the Hubble parameter and the age of the Universe with reference to measurement techniques
∗ Completely new section on gravitational lenses and other tests of general relativity
∗ Expanded sections on dark matter, black holes and cosmic microwave background
Praise for the First Edition ′Introduction to Cosmology is first class.Even more students will want to become cosmologists with a book like this.Roos has got it right′ –New Scientist ′It is rare to find an elementary discussion of such findings, and the book should prove a useful addition to more astronomically oriented introductory discussions of cosmology.Roos′s text serves a useful niche in the undergraduate market′–Physics Today ′It is well recommended for undergraduates of physics or astrophysics′–Popular Astronomy

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471942987
• ISBN 13: 9780471942986
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 308
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible