Formation of Structure in the Universe

ISBN-13: 9780521586320 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 488 str.

Avishai Dekel; Jeremiah P. Ostriker

Opis

Eleven leading authorities lend their expertise to this textbook. Their contributions form an introduction to a wide range of exciting topics in contemporary cosmology--from recent advances in redshift surveys, to the latest models in gravitational lensing and cosmological simulations. In the fast-moving field of structure formation, this book provides graduate students with a much-needed union of the latest theory and observation.

Recenzje

'… book will be widely welcomed simply through the quality of the lectures it contains.' John Peacock, The Observatory

Spis treści

Part I. Introduction to Structure Formation: 1. Dark matter and stucture formation J. R. Primark; 2. Gravitational instability A. Yahil; 3. Microwave background and stucture formation J. Silk; Part II. Large-Scale Structure and Flows: 4. Clusters and superclusters of galaxies N. A. Bahcall; 5. Redshift surveys of the local universe M. A. Strauss; 6. Measurement of galaxy distances J. A. Willick; 7. Large-scale flows and cosmological implications A. Dekel; Part III. Structure on Galactic Scales and Lensing: 8. Cosmological simulations J. P. Ostriker; 9. Black holes in galaxy centers S. M. Faber; 10. Gravitational lensing R. Narayan and M. Bartelmann; Part IV. A Conclusion: 11. The mass of the universe P. J. E. Peebles.