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An Introduction to Modern Cosmology - Softcover

Liddle, Andrew

 
9780470848357: An Introduction to Modern Cosmology
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0470848359 ISBN 13: 9780470848357
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons, 2003

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A concise, accessible introduction to this exciting and dynamic subject.
* Adopts an approach grounded in physics rather than mathematics.
* Includes worked examples and student problems, along with hints for solving them and the numerical answers.
* Many reviewers have commented that this is one of the best 'introductory undergraduate level' texts on the subject and they would all welcome a Second Edition.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Andrew Liddle is Professor of Astrophysics at the University of Sussex. Research interests include the origin and evolution of structure in the universe and the relation between astronomical observations and the physics of the early universe.

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An Introduction to Modern Cosmology Second Edition is an accessible account of modern cosmological ideas. The Big Bang Cosmology is explored, looking at its observational successes in explaining the expansion and age of the universe, the existence and properties of the cosmic microwave background, and the origin of the light elements in the universe. Properties of the very early universe are also covered, including the motivation for the theory known as cosmological inflation. The Second Edition includes additiional material on observational cosmology and structure formation.
* Approach grounded in physics rather than mathematics.
* Worked examples, student problems, hints for solving them and numerical answers.
* Latest observational results including WMAP satellite.
* New website with updates, full colour images and links to further information.
 
Published reviews of the First Edition:
 
"..a clear, concise and accessible book" New Scientist
 
"...one of the clearest introductions to cosmology on the market" Contemporary Physics

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Verlag
John Wiley & Sons
Erscheinungsdatum
2003
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0470848359
ISBN 13 
9780470848357
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
2
Anzahl der Seiten
200
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Wiley-Blackwell
https://www.wiley.com/en-in

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