Expanding universe : a primer on relativistic cosmology / William D. Heacox.
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TextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.Description: xx, 272 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN: - 9781107117525 (hardback : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part I. Conceptual Foundations:
1. Newtonian cosmology;
2. General relativity;
3. Relativistic cosmology;
Part II. General Relativity:
4. General covariance;
5. Equivalence principle;
6. Space-time curvature;
7. Einstein field equations of gravitation;
Part III. Universal Expansion:
8. Cosmological field equations;
9. Cosmography;
10. Expansion dynamics;
Part IV. Expansion Models:
11. Radiation;
12. Matter;
13. Dark energy;
14. Observational constraints;
15. Concordance cosmological model;
Part V. Expansion History:
16. Particle era;
17. Plasma era;
18. Galaxy era;
19. Afterword: the new modern cosmology;
Part VI. Appendices;
Bibliography;
Index.
A comprehensive and up-to-date review of cosmology featuring coverage of the fundamental physics underlying modern cosmological theories and the connections between theory and observations. This book is ideal for students of physics and astronomy at the advanced undergraduate level, and for readers with backgrounds in these sciences.
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