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020			_a9780521828499 (hbk.)
040			_aISI Library
082	0	0	_a521.4 _223 _bL996
100	1		_aLyth, David H.
245	1	0	_aPrimordial density perturbation : _bcosmology, inflation and the origin of structure / _cDavid H. Lyth and Andrew R. Liddle.
260			_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c2009.
300			_axviii, 497 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a1. Overview-- Part I Relativity: 2. Special relativity ; 3. General relativity -- Part II. The Universe after the first second: 4. The unperturbed Universe ; 5. The primordial density perturbation ; 6. Stochastic properties ; 7. Newtonian perturbations ; 8. General relativistic perturbations ; 9. The matter distribution ; 10. Cosmic microwave background anisotropy ; 11. Boltzmann hierarchy and polarization ; 12. Isocurvature and tensor modes -- Part III. Field theory: 13. Scalar fields and gravity ; 14. Internal symmetry ; 15. Quantum field theory ; 16. The Standard Model ; 17. Supersymmetry -- Part IV. Inflation and the early Universe: 18. Slow-roll inflation ; 19. Inflation with modified gravity ; 20. Multi-field dynamics ; 21. Reheating and phase transitions ; 22. Thermal equilibrium and the origin of baryon number ; 23. Cold dark matter and dark energy ; 24. Generating field perturbations at horizon exit ; 25. Generating [zeta] at horizon exit ; 26. Generating [zeta] after horizon exit ; 27. Generating primordial isocurvature perturbations ; 28. Slow-roll inflation and observation ; 29. Perspective -- Appendix A: Sperical functions -- Appendix B: Constants and parameters-- Index.
520			_aA graduate-level textbook providing a thorough account of theoretical cosmology and perturbations in the early universe.
650		0	_aPerturbation (Astronomy)
650		0	_aInflationary universe.
650		0	_aCosmology.
700	1		_aLiddle, Andrew R.
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