Introduction to Cosmology - Hardcover

Narlikar, Jayant V.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521412501 ISBN 13: 9780521412506

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1993

Synopsis

This introductory textbook describes modern cosmology at a level suitable for advanced undergraduates who are familiar with mathematical methods and basic theoretical physics. An introductory survey of the large scale structure of the universe is followed by an outline of general relativity. This is then used to construct the standard models of the universe. The very early and early stages of the Big Bang are described, and this includes primordial nucleosynthesis, grand unified theories, primordial black holes, and the era of quantum cosmology. The problem of the formation of structure in the universe is then addressed. This textbook concludes with brief outlines of alternative cosmologies. It includes 400 problems for students to solve, and is accompanied by numerous worked examples.

About this title

Book Description

This revised edition of an established text book includes the new inflationary universe and the latest results on the study of cosmic background radiation. It introduces modern cosmology at a level suitable for final year undergraduates and postgraduates in theoretical physics and applied mathematics.

About the Author

Narlikar graduated from Banaras Hindu University, India. He then studied mathematics at Cambridge University, graduating with the highest honors and the Tyson Medal for Astronomy. He continued in Cambridge, obtaining a PhD and then the Sc.D. degree. He was a founder staff member of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy in Cambridge in 1966 and in 1988 set up and became director of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Pune, India.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521412501
• ISBN 13: 9780521412506
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 431