Classic introduction to cosmology for undergraduates, used throughout the world.
- Very accessible with mathematics kept to a minimum. No knowledge of general relativity required.
- Up-to-date with latest results from the WMAP mission.
- Strong emphasis on observational cosmology and astrophysical background.
- Excellent reference book for key formulae and results.
- Calculation-advice provided and expanded sets of exercises at end of each chapter.
Contents/contributors
- The visible universe
- Our Galaxy and other galaxies
- The empirical basis for cosmological theories
- The big-bang models
- Early stages of the big bang
- From fireball to the present
- Observational cosmology
- Other cosmological theories
- Epilogue: twenty controversies in cosmology today
- Answers to problems
- Further reading
- Glossary
- Physical constants and conversion of factors
- Index
Pressestimmen
"Well-written and well-presented text which will appeal to both specialists and non-specialists."
(Aslib Book Guide)
"As in earlier editions, the book nicely occupies the gap between popular texts and those that grapple with a full general relativistic approach; it provides just about the right level of numerical and mathematical detail for an introductory course at, say, first- or second-year undergraduate level [...] a handy little book."
(The Observatory)
Oxford University Press, 2004, 208 S.
38,00 Euro
Broschiert, w. 65 ill. and 20 halftones
ISBN: 978-0-19-852747-3
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