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Cosmology Michael Rowan-Robinson (Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, UK)

Cosmology By Michael Rowan-Robinson (Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, UK)

Summary

This is a revised and updated new edition of a classic introductory text on cosmology for undergraduates, also accessible to anyone with a secondary school science background. New results from the WMAP mission are included as well as results from Hubble Key Project and High Redshift Supernovae teams. The physical basis for cosmology is emphasised and there are many new exercises.

Cosmology Summary

Cosmology: Fourth edition by Michael Rowan-Robinson (Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, UK)

This is a substantially revised and updated new edition of a classic introductory textbook. Although there are a wealth of cosmology texts at postgraduate level, 'Cosmology' remains the classic introduction to modern cosmology for undergraduates. While designed as the main text for a course given at second or third year level, it is sufficiently self-contained for anyone with school science to understand. There is a strong emphasis on observational cosmology, with introductory chapters on the visible universe, our galaxy and other galaxies and the empirical basis for cosmological theory. After an account of the big bang model, there are chapters on the early stages of the big bang and galaxy formation. Finally, there are chapters on cosmological tests and on alternative theories. One feature of the book is its updated epilogue of twenty controversies in cosmology today. The latest results from the WMAP mission are included and a wealth of new material, including a stronger emphasis on the cosmological constant. It has an extensive glossary and the exercises have been substantially expanded. A stronger emphasis on the physical basis for cosmology is included throughout.

Cosmology Reviews

Review from previous edition Well-written and well-presented text which will appeal to both specialists and non-specialists. * Aslib Book Guide *
As in earlier editions, the book nicely occupies the gap between popular texts and those that grapple with a full general relativistic approach; it provides just about the right level of numerical and mathematical detail for an introductory course at, say, first- or second-year undergraduate level [...] a handy little book. * The Observatory *

About Michael Rowan-Robinson (Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, UK)

Michael Rowan-Robinson is Professor of Astrophysics at Imperial College, London, UK. He is one of Britain's foremost astronomers.

Table of Contents

1. The visible universe ; 2. Our Galaxy and other galaxies ; 3. The empirical basis for cosmological theories ; 4. The big-bang models ; 5. Early stages of the big bang ; 6. From fireball to the present ; 7. Observational cosmology ; 8. Other cosmological theories ; Epilogue: twenty controversies in cosmology today ; Answers to problems ; Further reading ; Glossary ; Physical constants and conversion of factors ; Index

Additional information

NPB9780198527466
9780198527466
0198527462
Cosmology: Fourth edition by Michael Rowan-Robinson (Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College, UK)
New
Hardback
Oxford University Press
2003-11-27
202
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