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An introduction to mathematical cosmology

By J. N. Islam

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2001
ISBN
9780521496506, 0521496500
Open Library ID
OL7742700M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3432063 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
264\264
Library
mexmat
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

This book provides a concise introduction to the mathematical aspects of the origin, structure and evolution of the universe. The book begins with a brief overview of observational and theoretical cosmology, along with a short introduction to general relativity. It then goes on to discuss Friedmann models, the Hubble constant and deceleration parameter, singularities, the early universe, inflation, quantum cosmology and the distant future of the universe. This new edition contains a rigorous derivation of the Robertson-Walker metric. It also discusses the limits to the parameter space through various theoretical and observational constraints, and presents a new inflationary solution for a sixth degree potential. This book is suitable as a textbook for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students. It will also be of interest to cosmologists, astrophysicists, applied mathematicians and mathematical physicists.

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