The Oxford Companion to Cosmology
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 21 February 2008
- ISBN 9780198608585
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages368 pages
- Size 241x163x25 mm
- Weight 668 g
- Language English
- Illustrations Around 175 b+w integrated half tones and diagrams 0
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Short description:
The Oxford Companion to Cosmology includes over 350 in-depth entries, extensively cross-referenced, describing the modern view of cosmology, including both theoretical ideas and the various types of observational evidence. It is highly illustrated with diagrams and half tones throughout, and includes entry-level web links.
MoreLong description:
The Oxford Companion to Cosmology is a comprehensive but accessible encyclopedic overview of this enduringly popular subject. With over 350 in-depth entries - ranging from cosmic inflation and dark energy to Higgs boson and neutrinos - it both illuminates the ideas behind the current understanding of the universe and outlines the fundamental physics from which those ideas emerge. Subjects covered include the structure of the universe - its rate of expansion
and the particles out of which it is composed - the evolution of galaxies, galaxy clusters, and cold dark matter. It encompasses both theoretical ideas such as alternative cosmologies and the various types of observational evidence, including redshift surveys and cosmic microwave background radiation. It
appears at a time when there is a growing consensus about the origins and development of the universe, centred around the hot Big Bang and the emerging Standard Cosmological Model, and an introductory overview brings the reader up to date on current thinking.
Written by established experts in theoretical and observational cosmology, the Companion is an invaluable reference resource for students, teachers, science writers, and anyone with a serious interest in cosmology. Extensive cross-referencing allows the reader to unravel the ideas behind the terminology, and over 170 illustrations bring the subject to life. An index offers an alternative way of exploring the topics covered, and entry-level web links direct the reader to recommended
online resources.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Glossary
Commonly used symbols
Overview: the Hot Big Bang Cosmology
The Oxford Companion to Cosmology A-Z
Index
