Cosmology : the physics of the universe : proceedings of the Eighth Physics Summer School, the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 16 January - 3 February 1995

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Cosmology : the physics of the universe : proceedings of the Eighth Physics Summer School, the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 16 January - 3 February 1995

editors, B.A. Robson, N. Visvanathan & W.S. Woolcock

World Scientific, c1996

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Proceedings of the Eighth Physics Summer School : cosmology : the physics of the Universe : the Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, 16 January - 3 February 1995

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Description and Table of Contents

Description

The Proceedings contain lectures given at the 8th annual Physics Summer School held at The Australian National University. The articles discuss the basic concepts and modern developments in cosmology, including the impact of nuclear and particle physics. They are suitable for both theorists and experimentalists.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction to general relativity, M.R. Anderson
  • classical cosmology, G. Borner
  • particle physics applied to cosmology, J. Ellis
  • dark matter, K.C. Freeman
  • high red-shift galaxies, R.W. Hunstead
  • very early universe, V.N. Lukash
  • age of the universe, J.R. Mould
  • numerical cosmology, P. Quinn
  • topological defects, S.J. Poletti
  • nucleosynthesis, D.N. Schramm
  • epoch of galaxy formation, J. Silk
  • large scale structure of the universe, A.S. Szalay
  • gravitational lensing, R. Webster
  • quantum cosmology, D.L. Wiltshire.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA28974143
  • ISBN
    • 981022513X
  • Country Code
    si
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Singapore
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 531 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
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