From first light to reionization : the end of the Dark Ages /

This up-to-date and concise account of a critical period of the early universe directly links the latest theories and experiments. Targeted at cosmological problems rather than specific methods, it begins with an introduction reviewing the early universe and looks at why reionization is important. T...

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Main Author: Stiavelli, Massimo
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, [2009]
Series:Wiley online library.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This up-to-date and concise account of a critical period of the early universe directly links the latest theories and experiments. Targeted at cosmological problems rather than specific methods, it begins with an introduction reviewing the early universe and looks at why reionization is important. The process of reionization analyzes simple analytical considerations and compares existing observations, while a further chapter describes some of the issues regarding the transition from Population III to Population II stars, as well as the constraints that can be derived from WMAP.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 218 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-212) and index.
ISBN:3527627367
3527627375 (ebook)
6612118520
9783527627363
9783527627370 (ebook)
9786612118524
DOI:10.1002/9783527627363