This textbook by Stephen Serjeant offers a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of observational cosmology. It is intended for advanced undergraduate students who want to use quantitative physical methods to understand the universe. The book includes full-color images, worked examples, and exercises with solutions.
Contents and features
The book covers recent developments such as precision cosmology, the concordance model, inflation, gravitational lensing, and cosmic backgrounds at different wavelengths. In addition, future missions and facilities are discussed, including radio, X-ray, submillimeter, and gravitational-wave astronomy. Each chapter contains core facts and formulas, enabling students to quickly find relevant knowledge. Suggestions for further reading support continued study. This reference work reflects decades of experience at The Open University in physics education.
Product specifications
- Author: Stephen Serjeant (The Open University, Milton Keynes)
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication date: 2010-09-16
- Number of pages: 324
- ISBN: 9780521192316
- Theme: Cosmology and the universe
- BISAC: SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology
About the author
Stephen Serjeant is a Senior Lecturer in Astrophysics at The Open University and leads various research projects in the field of astronomy. He combines science with education and media, including serving as the head scientific adviser for the BBC1 science show Bang Goes the Theory.