Formation of Structure in the Universe
- Editors:
- Avishai Dekel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Princeton University, New Jersey
- Date Published: April 1999
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521586320
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This advanced textbook provides an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to the very active field of structure formation in cosmology. It is written by eleven world-leading authorities. Written in a clear and pedagogical style appropriate for graduate students in astronomy and physics, this textbook introduces the reader to a wide range of exciting topics in contemporary cosmology: from recent advances in redshift surveys, to the latest models in gravitational lensing and cosmological simulations. The authors are all world-renowned experts both for their research and teaching skills. In the fast-moving field of structure formation, this book provides advanced undergraduate and graduate students with a welcome textbook which unites the latest theory and observations.
Read more- A unique team of authors - world-renowned experts in their fields, and authors of several best-selling textbooks (e.g. Ostriker, Peebles, Primack and Silk)
- Combines both theory and observations
- Comprehensive, but well-focused coverage of all the important issues in contemporary cosmology associated with structure formation
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'… book will be widely welcomed simply through the quality of the lectures it contains.' John Peacock, The Observatory
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- Date Published: April 1999
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521586320
- length: 488 pages
- dimensions: 247 x 175 x 25 mm
- weight: 0.99kg
- contains: 98 b/w illus. 26 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I. Introduction to Structure Formation:
1. Dark matter and stucture formation J. R. Primark
2. Gravitational instability A. Yahil
3. Microwave background and stucture formation J. Silk
Part II. Large-Scale Structure and Flows:
4. Clusters and superclusters of galaxies N. A. Bahcall
5. Redshift surveys of the local universe M. A. Strauss
6. Measurement of galaxy distances J. A. Willick
7. Large-scale flows and cosmological implications A. Dekel
Part III. Structure on Galactic Scales and Lensing:
8. Cosmological simulations J. P. Ostriker
9. Black holes in galaxy centers S. M. Faber
10. Gravitational lensing R. Narayan and M. Bartelmann
Part IV. A Conclusion:
11. The mass of the universe P. J. E. Peebles.
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