Theoretical and observational cosmology

✍ Scribed by George F. R. Ellis, Henk Van Elst (auth.), Marc Lachièze-Rey (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 413
• Series: NATO Science Series 541 Series C
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

A complete account of the fundamental techniques of general relativity and their application to cosmology. The book includes reviews of the different cosmological models and their classification, including such topics as causality and horizons, the cosmological parameters, observational tests and constraints of cosmology, symmetries and the large scale topology of space and space-time, and the use of supernovas as cosmological indicators.
The perturbations to the cosmological models are discussed throughout the volume. The cosmic microwave background is presented, with an emphasis in secondary distortions in relation to cosmological models and large scale structures. Recent results on dark matter are summarised. A general review of primordial nucleosynthesis is given. Gravitational lensing is discussed in great detail. Most contributions show a balance between theory and observation.
Readership: A solid background for students and researchers intending to work in the field of theoretical and observational cosmology.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Cosmological Models....Pages 1-116
Topology of the Universe: Theory and Observation....Pages 117-156
Symmetries in General Relativity and Beyond....Pages 157-178
Gravitational Lenses....Pages 179-209
Cosmological Applications of Gravitational Lensing....Pages 211-243
Measurement of Cosmological Parameters Using Type Ia Supernovae....Pages 245-260
Primordial Nucleosynthesis....Pages 261-304
Searches for Dark Matter....Pages 305-316
Temperature Anisotropies of the Cosmic Microwave Background....Pages 317-351
Primordial Galaxies: From Local HII Galaxies to High Redshift Galaxies....Pages 353-364
Active Galactic Nuclei....Pages 365-379
Cosmic Velocity Fields....Pages 381-396

✦ Subjects

Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory;Astrophysics and Astroparticles;Astronomy, Observations and Techniques;Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics