Cosmology : the Structure and Evolution of the Universe /

From the reviews: "It survives the pitfalls of this fashion-conscious era by pursuing a rigorously independent-minded attitude to contemporary ideas. The level is introductory undergraduate, with rather little mathematics but a strong physical basis. ... The second part, on general relativity a...

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Main Author: Contopoulos, Georgios
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kotsakis, Dimitrios
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1987.
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Summary:From the reviews: "It survives the pitfalls of this fashion-conscious era by pursuing a rigorously independent-minded attitude to contemporary ideas. The level is introductory undergraduate, with rather little mathematics but a strong physical basis. ... The second part, on general relativity and cosmology, provides a good account of modern theoretical ideas, from rotating black holes to Grand Unified Theories and inflation. The third part is an excellent and profound discussion of the fundamental problems of cosmology. For anyone with a philosophical turn of mind this section alone makes the book essential reading." Nature.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (54 illustrations)
ISBN:9783642714641 (electronic bk.)
3642714641 (electronic bk.)