This comprehensive textbook is devoted to classical and quantum
cosmology, with particular emphasis on modern approaches to quantum
gravity and string theory and on their observational imprint. It
covers major challenges in theoretical physics such as the big bang
and the cosmological constant problem. An extensive review of
standard cosmology, the cosmic microwave background, inflation and
dark energy sets the scene for the phenomenological application of
all the main quantum-gravity and string-theory models of cosmology.
Born of the author's teaching experience and commitment to bridging
the gap between cosmologists and theoreticians working beyond the
established laws of particle physics and general relativity, this
is a unique text where quantum-gravity approaches and string theory
are treated on an equal footing. As well as introducing cosmology
to undergraduate and graduate students with its pedagogical
presentation and the help of 45 solved exercises, this book, which
includes an ambitious bibliography of about 3500 items, will serve
as a valuable reference for lecturers and researchers.
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