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Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology: An Introduction

By Peter Schneider (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2015
ISBN
978-3-642-54082-0, 978-3-642-54083-7
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-54083-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
53 MB (56052852 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
626\637
Time added
2014-11-10 20:00:00
AstronomyAstrophysics and Cosmology

Description

Accounting for the astonishing developments in the field of Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology, this second edition has been updated and substantially expanded. Starting with the description of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, this cogently written textbook introduces the reader to the astronomy of galaxies, their structure, active galactic nuclei, evolution and large scale distribution in the Universe. After an extensive and thorough introduction to modern observational and theoretical cosmology, the focus turns to the formation of structures and astronomical objects in the early Universe. The basics of classical astronomy and stellar astrophysics needed for extragalactic astronomy are provided in the appendix.analytical models.

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