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Fundamentals of Cosmology /

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The book is aimed at physics students and professional physicists who wish to understand the basics of cosmology and general relativity as well as the most recent cosmological observations and models. It presents a self-contained introduction to general relativity that is based on the homogeneity an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rich, James
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2001.
Subjects:
Physics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Observational Cosmology
  • Coordinates and Metrics
  • The Field Equations
  • Friedmannology
  • The Thermal History of the Universe
  • Structure Formation
  • Exercises
  • Lorentz Vectors and Tensors
  • Natural Units
  • Standard Particles and Beyond
  • Magnitudes
  • Useful Formulas and Numbers
  • Solutions and Hints for Selected Exercises
  • References
  • Index.