An introduction to cosmology

by Narlikar, Jayant V.

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Title Statements

Full title :An introduction to cosmology.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2002.
Edition:3rd ed

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge .
Language:eng
Publication Date:2002.

The Physical Object

Description:XVII, 541 p.: : ilustr. ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:052179028X, 9780521790284, 0521793769, 9780521793766
oclc:on1313064308
Dewey Decimal:523.1

Foreword -- Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the third edition -- The large-scale structure of the universe -- The general theory of relativity -- From relativity to cosmology -- The Friedmann models -- Relics of the Big Bang -- The very early universe -- The formation of large-scale structure in the universe -- Alternative cosmologies -- Cosmologies with creation of matter -- Local observational tests of cosmological significance -- Observations of distant parts of the universe -- A critical overview of cosmology -- Table of constants -- Glossary of symbols and abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index.