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" Precision cosmology : "
Bernard J.T. Jones, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen.
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878968
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Jones, B. J. T., (Bernard Jean Trefor),1946-
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Precision cosmology : : the first half million years /\ Bernard J.T. Jones, Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen.
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Cambridge :: Cambridge University Press,, 2017.
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xiv, 761 pages ;; 26 cm
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0521554330
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: 9780521554336
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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| Contents
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Emerging cosmology -- The cosmic expansion -- The cosmic microwave background -- Recent cosmology -- Newtonian cosmology -- Dark energy cosmological models -- The early universe -- The inhomogeneous universe -- The inflationary universe -- Minkowski space -- The energy momentum tensor -- General relativity -- Space-time geometry and calculus -- The Einstein field equations -- Solutions of the Einstein equations -- The Robertson-Walker solution -- Congruences, curvature and Raychaudhuri -- Observing and measuring the universe -- Physics of the CMB radiation -- Recombination of the primeval plasma -- CMB polarisation -- CMB anisotropy -- Precision Tools for Precision Cosmology. Likelihood -- Frequentist hypothesis testing -- Statistical inference: Bayesian -- CMB data processing -- Parametrising the universe -- Precision cosmology -- Epilogue -- Appendix A. SI, CGS and Planck units -- Appendix B. Magnitudes and distances -- Appendix C. Representing vectors and tensors -- Appendix D. The electromagnetic field -- Appendix E. Statistical distributions -- Appendix F. Functions on a sphere -- Appendix G. Acknowledgements.
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"Cosmology seeks to characterise our Universe in terms of models based on well-understood and tested physics. Today we know our Universe with a precision that once would have been unthinkable. This book develops the entire mathematical, physical and statistical framework within which this has been achieved. It tells the story of how we arrive at our profound conclusions, starting from the early twentieth century and following developments up to the latest data analysis of big astronomical datasets. It provides an enlightening description of the mathematical, physical and statistical basis for understanding and interpreting the results of key space- and ground-based data. Subjects covered include general relativity, cosmological models, the inhomogeneous Universe, physics of the cosmic background radiation, and methods and results of data analysis. Extensive online supplementary notes, exercises, teaching materials, and exercises in Python make this the perfect companion for researchers, teachers and students in physics, mathematics, and astrophysics." -- Publisher's description
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Cosmological distances.
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Cosmology-- Mathematics.
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Cosmology.
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Cosmological distances.
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Cosmology-- Mathematics.
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Cosmology.
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Inflationäres Weltall
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Kosmologie
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Kosmologisches Modell
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523.1
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QB981.J664 2017
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