Author:
Longair, Malcolm S., 1941-
Edition Statement:2nd ed.
Imprint:Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2008.
Descriptionxxi, 735 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:A brief history of cosmology and galaxy formation -- The large-scale structure of the universe -- Galaxies -- Clusters of galaxies -- The theoretical framework -- An introduction to relativistic gravity -- The Friedmann world models -- The determination of cosmological parameters -- The thermal history of the universe -- Nucleosynthesis in the early universe -- The evolution of perturbations in the standard big bang -- More tools and problems -- Dark matter and galaxy formation -- Correlation functions and the spectrum of the initial fluctuations -- Fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background radiation -- The post-recombination era -- The evolution of galaxies and active galaxies and active galaxies with cosmic epoch -- The intergalactic medium -- Making real galaxies -- The very early universe.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [645]-694) and index.
