"'Dark energy' is the name given to the unknown cause of the Universe's accelerating expansion, which is one of the most significant and surprising discoveries in recent cosmology. Understanding this enigmatic ingredient of the Universe and its gravitational effects is a very ac…
"This topical volume examines one of the leading problems in astronomy today - how galaxies cluster in our Universe. Many observational surveys and theoretical projects are currently underway to understand the distribution of galaxies. This is the first book to describe gravitat…
How can we test if a supermassive black hole lies at the heart of every active galactic nucleus? What are LINERS, BL Lacs, N galaxies, broad-line radio galaxies and radio-quiet quasars and how do they compare? This timely textbook answers these questions in a clear, comprehensiv…