New Perspectives in Astrophysical Cosmology

Martin Rees

158 pages, parution le 15/03/2002

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Résumé

This volume presents a unique and accessible synthesis of our understanding of modern cosmology, written by one of the world's foremost contemporary cosmologists. In recent years, observational cosmology has made remarkable advances, bringing into sharper focus a new set of fundamental questions that Professor Rees addresses in this book. Why is the universe expanding the way it is? What were the ‘seeds' that caused galaxies, clusters and superclusters to form? What is the nature of ‘dark matter'? What happened in the very early universe? The latest exciting advances and theories are discussed, while maintaining a clear distinction between aspects that now have a firm empirical basis and those that remain speculative. Its wide scope and clear writing will be welcomed by anyone interested in cosmology and extragalactic astrophysics who has a basic grounding in physics, as well as academic researchers and graduate students in the field.

Contents

Preface

1. The cosmological framework
2. Galaxies and dark matter
3. Emergence of cosmic structure
4. Quasars and their demography
5. Some probes and relics of the high-redshift universe
6. Some fundamental questions

References
Some further reading
Author index
Subject index

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Martin Rees
Parution	15/03/2002
Nb. de pages	158
Format	15 x 22,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	298g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521645447
ISBN13	978-0-521-64544-7