This textbook by Nobel Prize winner Steven Weinberg provides a unique comprehensive and detailed treatment of the theoretical and observational foundations of modern cosmology. It is intended for advanced students and researchers and offers an in-depth understanding of both the average universe and its deviations.
Description
The book consists of two parts, each containing enough material for a semester-long graduate course. The first part covers the isotropic and homogeneous cosmos; the second part focuses on deviations from this average universe. Weinberg combines analytical calculations with current theories and observations, including recombination, microwave background polarization, leptogenesis, gravitational lensing, structure formation, and multifield inflation. This provides a complete and up-to-date overview that goes much further than standard reference works. The extensive bibliographies and additional problem sets make it an indispensable reference.
Product specifications
- Author: Steven Weinberg (Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication date: 2008-02-21
- Number of pages: 624
- ISBN: 9780198526827
- Theme: Cosmology and the universe
- BISAC: SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology