| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| Description |
xxi, 735 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Astronomy and astrophysics library
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Astronomy and astrophysics library.
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| Note |
Previous ed.: 1998. |
| Contents |
A brief history of cosmology and galaxy formation -- The large-scale structure of the universe -- Galaxies -- Clusters of galaxies -- The theoretical framework -- An introduction to relativistic gravity -- The Friedmann world models -- The determination of cosmological parameters -- The thermal history of the universe -- Nucleosynthesis in the early universe -- The evolution of perturbations in the standard big bang -- More tools and problems -- Dark matter and galaxy formation -- Correlation functions and the spectrum of the initial fluctuations -- Fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background radiation -- The post-recombination era -- The evolution of galaxies and active galaxies and active galaxies with cosmic epoch -- The intergalactic medium -- Making real galaxies -- The very early universe. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 645-694) and index. |
| Subject |
Cosmology.
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Cosmology. |
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Galaxies -- Formation.
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Galaxies -- Formation. |
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Astrophysics.
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Astrophysics. |
| ISBN |
9783540734772 hardback |
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3540734775 hardback |
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