Modern CosmologyS Bonometto, V. Gorini, U. Moschella CRC Press, 1. des. 2001 - 480 síður Cosmology is a relatively new science, but cosmological questions are as old as mankind. Turning philosophical and metaphysical problems into problems that physics can treat, and hopefully solve, has been an achievement of the twentieth century. Modern Cosmology brings together contributions from a number of outstanding scientists currently working |
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3 Cosmological models | 108 |
4 Inflationary cosmology and creation of matter in the universe | 159 |
5 Dark matter and particle physics | 186 |
6 Supergravity and cosmology | 211 |
7 The cosmic microwave background | 219 |
8 Dark matter search with innovative techniques | 264 |
a phenomenological overview | 296 |
11 Highlights in modern observational cosmology | 312 |
from highly nonlinear structures to homogeneity | 344 |
an overview | 367 |
14 Gravitational lensing | 378 |
15 Numerical simulations in cosmology | 420 |
Back Cover | 474 |
9 Signature for signals from the dark universe | 282 |
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