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Modern cosmology /

Modern Cosmology begins with an introduction to the smooth, homogeneous universe described by a Friedman-Robertson-Walker metric, including careful treatments of dark energy, big bang nucleosynthesis, recombination, and dark matter. From this starting point, the reader is introduced to perturbations...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:QB981 D6.23
Autor principal: Dodelson, Scott (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, 2003.
Temas:
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The Standard Model and Beyond
  • 2. The Smooth, Expanding Universe
  • 3. Beyond Equilibrium
  • 4. The Boltzmann Equations
  • 5. Einstein Equations
  • 6. Initial Conditions
  • 7. Inhomogeneities
  • 8. Anisotropies
  • 9. Probes of Inhomogeneities
  • 10. Weak Lensing and Polarization
  • 11. Analysis
  • A. Solutions to Selected Problems
  • B. Symbols
  • C. Numbers
  • D. Special Functions
  • Bibliography.