An introduction to the science of cosmology. (2001)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Derek Raine, Ted Thomas.
• Other Names: Raine, Derek J, 1946-; Thomas, E. G (Edwin George), 1937-
• Contents: Preface; ; RECONSTRUCTING TIME; The patterns of the stars; Structural relics; Material relics; Ethereal relics; Cosmological principles; Theories; Problems; ; EXPANSION; The redshift; The expanding universe; The distance scale; The Hubble constant; The deceleration parameter; The age of the universe; The steady state theory; The evolving universe; Problems; ; MATTER; The mean mass density of the universe; Determining the matter density; The mean luminosity density; The mass to luminosity ratios of galaxies; The virial theorem; The mass to luminosity ratios of rich clusters; Baryonic matter; Intracluster gas; The gravitational lensing method; The intercluster medium; The non-baryonic dark matter; Dark matter candidates; The search for WIMPS; Antimatter; Appendix A: Derivation of the virial theorem; Problems; ; RADIATION; Sources of background radiation; The microwave background; The hot big bang; Radiation and expansion; Nevertheless it moves; The x-ray background; Problems; ; RELATIVITY; Introduction; Space geometry; Relativistic geometry; Isotropic and homogeneous geometry; Other forms of the metric; Open and closed spaces; Fundamental (or comoving) observers; Redshift; The velocity-distance law; Time dilation; The field equations; The dust universe; The relationship between redshift and time; Explicit solutions; Models with a cosmological constant; The radiation universe; Light propagation in an expanding universe; The Hubble sphere; The particle horizon; Alternative equations of state; Problems; ; MODELS; The classical tests; The Mattig relation; The angular diameter - redshift test; The apparent magnitude - redshift test; The geometry of number counts: theory; The timescale test; The lensed quasar test; Problems with big bang cosmology ; The flatness problem; Alternative cosmologies; Problems; ; HOT BIG BANG; Introduction; Equilibrium thermodynamics; The plasma universe; The matter era; The radiation era; The era of equilibrium; The GUT era: baryogenesis; Photon to baryon ratio; Nucleosynthesis; The plasma era; Decoupling; Recombination; Last scattering; Perturbations; Appendix A: Thermal distributions; Appendix B: The Saha Equation; Appendix C: Constancy of ?; Problems; ; INFLATION; The horizon problem; The flatness problem; Origin of structure; Mechanisms; Fluctuations; Starting Inflation; Stopping inflation; Topological defects; Problems; ; STRUCTURE; The problem of structure; Observations; Surveys and catalogues; Large scale structures; Correlations; Bias; Growth of perturbations; The Jeans' mass; Adiabatic perturbations; Isocurvature (isothermal) perturbations; Superhorizon size perturbations; Dissipation; The spectrum of fluctuations; Structure formation in baryonic models; Dark matter models; Observations of the microwave background; Appendix A; Appendix B; Problems; ; EPILOGUE; Homogeneous anisotropy; Growing modes; The rotating universe; The arrow of time; ; REFERENCE MATERIAL; REFERENCES
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2001
• Extent: 1 online resource (232 pages)
• Subjects: 523.1; Cosmology; General relativity (Physics); Kosmologie
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781482268454; 1482268450
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