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Measuring and Modeling the Universe (Carnegie Observatories Astrophysics 4 Volume Paperback Set) - Softcover

 
9780521143530: Measuring and Modeling the Universe (Carnegie Observatories Astrophysics 4 Volume Paperback Set)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521143535 ISBN 13: 9780521143530
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

This comprehensive volume reviews the current theory and measurement of various parameters related to the evolution of the universe. Topics include inflation, string theory and the history of cosmology in the context of current measurements being made of the Hubble constant, matter density, and dark energy. Observational results are included from the Sloan, Digital Sky Survey, Keck, Magellan, cosmic microwave background experiments, Hubble space telescope and Chandra. Featuring chapters by leading authorities in the field, this book is a valuable resource for graduate students and professional research astronomers.

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About the Author

Wendy Freedman is the Crawford H. Greenewalt Director at the Carnegie Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington in Pasadena, California.

Review

Review of the hardback: '... this book is an excellent description of the state of cosmology at the beginning of the 21st Century and can be used as a very useful tool for a graduate course in cosmology.' The Observatory

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521143535
ISBN 13 
9780521143530
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
408
Editor
Freedman Wendy L.