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This is a substantially revised and updates new edition of a classic introductory textbook. Although there are a wealth of cosmology texts at postgraduate level, Cosmology remains the classic introduction to modern cosmology for undergraduates. While designed as the main text for a course given at second or third year level, it is sufficiently self-contained for anyone with school science to understand.

There is a strong emphasis on observational cosmology, with introductory chapters on the visible universe, our galaxy and other galaxies and the empirical basis for cosmological theory.

After an account of the big bang model, there are chapters on the early stages of the big bang and galaxy formation. Finally, there are chapters on cosmological tests and on alternative theories. Free download Read online. Description Details Hashtags Report an issue Book Description This book is an introductory text for all those wishing to learn about modern views of the cosmos. Our universe originated in a great explosion — the big bang. For nearly a century cosmologists have studied the aftermath of this explosion: how the universe expanded and cooled down, and how galaxies were gradually assembled by gravity.

The nature of the bang itself has come into focus only relatively recently. It is the subject of the theory of cosmic inflation, which was developed in the last few decades and has led to a radically new global view of the universe.

Students and other interested readers will find here a non-technical but conceptually rigorous account of modern cosmological ideas - describing what we know, and how we know it. One of the book's central themes is the scientific quest to find answers to the ultimate cosmic questions: Is the universe finite or infinite?

Has it existed forever? If not, when and how did it come into being? This book attempts to understand these questions while giving some of the most promising advances in modern cosmology. Brandenberger - arXiv , This text covers the theory of cosmological perturbations, which describes the generation of inhomogeneities in the early universe and their evolution until the current time. The theory is applied to three classes of models of the early universe. Kunze, Christos G.

Tsagas - arXiv , We review the question of primordial magnetic fields and consider the limits set on their strength by the observational data. The various mechanisms of pre-recombination magnetogenesis are presented and their advantages and shortcomings are debated.

The interplay between large-scale magnetic fields and scalar CMB anisotropies is addressed with specific attention on recent progresses. In some places a basic familiarity with particle physics is assumed, but otherwise no special knowledge is needed. Carroll - arXiv , These proceedings summarize lectures in elementary particle physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder. They provide a pedagogical introduction to cosmology aimed at advanced graduate students in particle physics and string theory.

These notes focus on some aspects concerning the connection between theory and observations. Carroll - arXiv , This is a review of the physics and cosmology of the cosmological constant. The author presents an overview of cosmology in the presence of a cosmological constant, observational constraints on its magnitude, and the physics of a small vacuum energy.

Padmanabhan - arXiv , Here is an introduction to several advanced topics in contemporary cosmology. Topics covered: the thermal history of the universe, linear perturbation theory, theory of CMBR temperature anisotropies and the inflationary generation of perturbation. This review describes the early growth of their small-amplitude seed fluctuations. Dolgov - arXiv , Introductory lectures on cosmology for students specializing in particle physics are presented. Many important subjects are not covered because of lack of time and space but hopefully the lectures may serve as a starting point for further studies.

Vogeley - arXiv , The authors review the current standard model for the evolution of the Universe from an early inflationary epoch to the complex hierarchy of structure seen today.