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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

• 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