An Introduction to cosmology, 3rd Ed - Matts Roos
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- Book title :An Introduction to cosmology, 3rd Ed
- Author :Matts Roos
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Preface to First Edition ix
Preface to Second Edition xi
Preface to Third Edition xiii
1 From Newton to Hubble 1
Preface to Second Edition xi
Preface to Third Edition xiii
1 From Newton to Hubble 1
- 1.1 Historical Cosmology 2
- 1.2 Inertial Frames and the Cosmological Principle 7
- 1.3 Olbers’ Paradox 9
- 1.4 Hubble’s Law 12
- 1.5 The Age of the Universe 17
- 1.6 Expansion in a Newtonian World 19
2 Relativity 25
- 2.1 Lorentz Transformations and Special Relativity 25
- 2.2 Metrics of Curved Space-time 30
- 2.3 Relativistic Distance Measures 37
- 2.4 General Relativity and the Principle of Covariance 45
- 2.5 The Principle of Equivalence 49
- 2.6 Einstein’s Theory of Gravitation 54
3 Gravitational Phenomena 61
- 3.1 Classical Tests of General Relativity 62
- 3.2 The Binary Pulsar 63
- 3.3 Gravitational Lensing 64
- 3.4 Black Holes 71
- 3.5 Gravitational Waves 80
4 Cosmological Models 87
- 4.1 Friedmann–Lemaître Cosmologies 87
- 4.2 de Sitter Cosmology 99
- 4.3 Dark Energy 101
- 4.4 Model Testing and Parameter Estimation.106
5 Thermal History of the Universe 113
- 5.1 Photons 114
- 5.2 Adiabatic Expansion 117
- 5.3 Electroweak Interactions 122
- 5.4 The Early Radiation Era 128
- 5.5 Photon and Lepton Decoupling 132
- 5.6 Big Bang Nucleosynthesis 139
6 Particles and Symmetries 149
- 6.1 Spin Space 150
- 6.2 SU(2) Symmetries 156
- 6.3 Hadrons and Quarks 159
- 6.4 The Discrete Symmetries C, P, T 163
- 6.5 Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking 166
- 6.6 Primeval Phase Transitions and Symmetries 171
- 6.7 Baryosynthesis and Antimatter Generation 178
7 Cosmic Inflation 185
- 7.1 Paradoxes of the Expansion 186
- 7.2 ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Inflation 192
- 7.3 Chaotic Inflation 196
- 7.4 The Inflaton as Quintessence 202
- 7.5 Cyclic Models 205
8 Cosmic Microwave Background 211
- 8.1 The CMB Temperature 212
- 8.2 Temperature Anisotropies 216
- 8.3 Polarization Anisotropies 222
- 8.4 Model Testing and Parameter Estimation. II 225
9 Cosmic Structures and Dark Matter 231
- 9.1 Density Fluctuations 232
- 9.2 Structure Formation 237
- 9.3 The Evidence for Dark Matter 241
- 9.4 Dark Matter Candidates 248
- 9.5 The Cold Dark Matter Paradigm 252
10 Epilogue 259
- 10.1 Singularities 259
- 10.2 Open Questions 262
- Tables 267
Index 271