ENGLISH

Structure formation in the universe

By T. Padmanabhan

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1993
ISBN
0521424860, 9780521424868
LCC
QB981 .P245 1993
Open Library ID
OL1712333M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
6 MB (6337089 bytes)
Edition
First Printing
Pages
489\489
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
150
Scanned
yes
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Understanding the way in which large-scale structures such as galaxies form remains the most challenging problem in cosmology today. This text provides an up-to-date and pedagogical introduction to this exciting area of research. Part 1 deals with the Friedmann model, the thermal history of the universe, and includes a description of observed structures in the universe. Part 2 describes the theory of gravitational instability in both the linear and nonlinear regimes. This part also includes chapters on the microwave background radiation, Large-scale velocity fields, quasars, and high redshift objects. Part 3 of the book covers inflation, cosmic strings, and dark matter. Each chapter is accompanied by a comprehensive set of exercises to help the reader in self-study.

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