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Introduction to Cosmology

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ISBN-10: 0805389121

ISBN-13: 9780805389128

Edition: 2003

Authors: Barbara Ryden

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This volume provides a combination of a solid foundation of the core physical concepts of cosmology and contemporary astronomical observations. The text is designed for advanced undergraduates or beginning graduate students and assumes no prior knowledge of general relativity.
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Book details

List price: $108.60
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company
Publication date: 10/8/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 300
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English

Introduction
Fundamental Observations
Newton Versus Einstein
Cosmic Dynamics
Single-Component Universes
Multiple-Component Universes
Measuring Cosmological Parameters
Dark Matter
The Cosmic Microwave Background
Nucleosynthesis and the Early Universe
Inflation and the Very Early Universe
The Formation of Structure