Book: Elements Of Cosmology Foreword / Preface / THE LARGE STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE - Introduction; Structural hierarchy; Hubble's law; Radiation backgrounds; Exercises / Newtonian Cosmology: THEORETICAL MODELS - Introduction; Simplifying postulates; Redshift; Luminosity distance; Cosmological models; The cosmological constant; Space-time singularity; The steady state model; Exercises / HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE - Matter vs radiation-dominated universe; The hot universe; The very early universe; The early universe; Conclusion; Exercises / OBSERVATIONAL TESTS OF COSMOLOGICAL MODELS - Introduction; Tests of cosmological models based on observations of the distant parts of the universe; Observations from the nearby universe; Exercises / PRESENT CHALLENGES IN COSMOLOGY - Structure formation; Observational cosmology; Alternative cosmologies / Appendix: Mathematical, Physical and astronomical constants / Suggested further reading / Index
This book is based on lectures given by the author at a number of universities with the aim of introducing Cosmology to students and teachers at the graduate level. Here cosmology is explained within the framework of Newtonian gravity and mechanics thereby making it readily understood to students of Physics and Mathematics at the undergraduate level. The description is up-to-date and includes cosmological models, their physical properties and observational tests.
Details of Book: Elements Of Cosmology Book: Elements Of Cosmology
Author: J.v. Narlikar
ISBN: 8173710430
ISBN-13: 9788173710438
, 978-8173710438
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 1996
Publisher: Universities Press
Number of Pages: 104
Language: English