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Canberra International Physics Summer Schools - Vol. 16
THE NEW COSMOLOGY
Proceedings of the 16th International Physics Summer School, Canberra
Canberra, Australia 3 - 14 February 2003
edited by Matthews Colless (Anglo-Australian Observatory, Australia)
This volume presents a comprehensive introduction to modern cosmology from an astrophysical viewpoint. Key features of the book are: breadth of topics covered, from quantum cosmology to recent observational advances; up-to-the-minute inclusion of many recent results, e.g. from the WMAP satellite; the level of the work, suited to both students and professionals in the field.
Contents:
- The Expanding and Accelerating Universe (B P Schmidt)
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Inflation and the Cosmic Microwave Background (C H Lineweaver)
- The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe (M Colless)
- The Formation and Evolution of Galaxies (G Kauffmann)
- The Physics of Galaxy Formation (M A Dopita)
- Dark Matter in Galaxies (K C Freeman)
- Neutral Hydrogen in the Universe (F H Briggs)
- Gravitational Lensing: Cosmological Measures (R L Webster & C M Trott)
- Particle Physics and Cosmology (J Ellis)
Readership: Researchers, graduate students and academics.
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Pub. date: Jun 2005 |
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