Synopsis
Fully updated edition of the successful introductory graduate textbook on modern cosmology.
Booknews
A previous edition is cited in Narlikar (Inter-University Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, India) updates this classic textbook to include recent developments. The volume begins with an introduction to cosmology and general relativity and then covers the mathematical models of standard cosmology. Physical aspects, including primordial nucleosynthesis, the astroparticles physics of inflation, and current ideas on structure formation are discussed, along with alternative models of cosmology. Final chapters discuss observational cosmology and the debate on theory versus observational methods. Includes 400 problems and numerous worked examples. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)