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Cosmology (Paperback)
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Cosmology (Paperback)
Series: Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Modern cosmology has changed significantly over the years, from the
discovery to the precision measurement era. The data now available
provide a wealth of information, mostly consistent with a model
where dark matter and dark energy are in a rough proportion of 3:7.
The time is right for a fresh new textbook which captures the
state-of-the art in cosmology. Written by one of the world's
leading cosmologists, this brand new, thoroughly class-tested
textbook provides graduate and undergraduate students with coverage
of the very latest developments and experimental results in the
field. Prof. Nicola Vittorio shows what is meant by precision
cosmology, from both theoretical and observational perspectives.
This book is divided into three main parts: Part I provides a
pedagogical, but rigorous, general relativity-based discussion of
cosmological models, showing the evidence for dark energy, the
constraints from primordial nucleosynthesis and the need for
inflation Part II introduces density fluctuations and their
statistical description, discussing different theoretical
scenarios, such as CDM, as well as observations Part III introduces
the general relativity approach to structure formation and
discusses the physics behind the CMB temperature and polarization
pattern of the microwave sky Carefully adapted from the course
taught by Prof. Vittorio at the University of Rome Tor Vergata,
this book will be an ideal companion for advanced students
undertaking a course in cosmology. Features: Incorporates the
latest experimental results, at a time of rapid change in this
field, with balanced coverage of both theoretical and experimental
perspectives Each chapter is accompanied by problems, with detailed
solutions The basics of tensor calculus and GR are given in the
appendices
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