This volume presents a comprehensive introduction to modern cosmology from an astrophysical viewpoint. Key features of the book are: breadth of topics covered, from quantum cosmology to recent observational advances; up-to-the-minute inclusion of many recent results, e.g. from the WMAP satellite; the level of the work, suited to both students and professionals in the field.
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superheavy relic particles, real mixing angles, neutral gas content, singlet neutrinos, neutral gas clouds, seesaw model, magnification bias, relic density, optical rotation curves, inflaton potential, galaxy luminosity function, inflaton field, last screaming, cosmological parameters, benchmark scenarios, neutral clouds, galaxy redshift survey, comoving distance, cooling timescale, galaxy distribution, dark matter halos, large angular scales, nearby universe, spin parameter, angular diameter distance Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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superheavy relic particles, real mixing angles, neutral gas content, singlet neutrinos, neutral gas clouds, seesaw model, magnification bias, relic density, optical rotation curves, inflaton potential, galaxy luminosity function, inflaton field, last screaming, cosmological parameters, benchmark scenarios, neutral clouds, galaxy redshift survey, comoving distance, cooling timescale, galaxy distribution, dark matter halos, large angular scales, nearby universe, spin parameter, angular diameter distance Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Principles of Physical Cosmology by Phillip James Edwin Peebles on page 29, page 64, and page 89
- Cosmological Physics (Cambridge Astrophysics) by J. A. Peacock on page 63, page 64, and page 89
- The Early Universe (Frontiers in Physics) by Edward Kolb on page 64, and page 233
- Galactic Dynamics (Princeton Series in Astrophysics) by James Binney on page 116, and page 146
- Gauge Theories Of Strong, Weak, And Electromagnetic Interactions (Advanced Book Classics) by Chris Quigg on page 233
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