Rees, Martin J., 1942-
Perspectives in astrophysical cosmology / Martin Rees. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995. - x, 141 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Lezioni lincee . - Lezioni lincee. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-133) and indexes.
The cosmological framework. Large-scale structure: how homogeneous is the universe? High-redshift objects. Pre-galactic history. Status of the hot-big-bang hypothesis -- Galaxies and dark matter. What are galaxies? What is special about galactic dimensions? Dark matter. What can the dark matter be? How to discriminate among dark-matter options -- Emergence of cosmic structure. Gravitational instability. The fluctuation spectrum at t[subscript rec]. Is the universe flat? Classical methods for determining [Omega]. Clues from the microwave background. Dissipative effects for the baryon component. Is any simple hypothesis compatible with all the data? -- Quasars and their demography. Quasars and the epoch of galaxy formation. How many quasars have there been? Quasar masses and efficiencies. Dead quasars: massive black holes in nearby galaxies. Binary black holes? Cosmogonic interpretations of quasar evolution - some speculations -- 1. 2. 3. 4. Some probes and relics of the high-redshift universe. Quasars as probes of intervening gas. The epoch z > 5. Magnetic fields. Cosmic strings -- Some fundamental questions. Gravity. The ultra-early universe. Flatness and the horizon problem. Inflationary models. 5. 6.
0521475619 (pbk.)
94024454
Cosmology.
Galaxies.
Nuclear astrophysics.
QB981 / .R37 1995
523.1
Perspectives in astrophysical cosmology / Martin Rees. - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1995. - x, 141 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Lezioni lincee . - Lezioni lincee. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-133) and indexes.
The cosmological framework. Large-scale structure: how homogeneous is the universe? High-redshift objects. Pre-galactic history. Status of the hot-big-bang hypothesis -- Galaxies and dark matter. What are galaxies? What is special about galactic dimensions? Dark matter. What can the dark matter be? How to discriminate among dark-matter options -- Emergence of cosmic structure. Gravitational instability. The fluctuation spectrum at t[subscript rec]. Is the universe flat? Classical methods for determining [Omega]. Clues from the microwave background. Dissipative effects for the baryon component. Is any simple hypothesis compatible with all the data? -- Quasars and their demography. Quasars and the epoch of galaxy formation. How many quasars have there been? Quasar masses and efficiencies. Dead quasars: massive black holes in nearby galaxies. Binary black holes? Cosmogonic interpretations of quasar evolution - some speculations -- 1. 2. 3. 4. Some probes and relics of the high-redshift universe. Quasars as probes of intervening gas. The epoch z > 5. Magnetic fields. Cosmic strings -- Some fundamental questions. Gravity. The ultra-early universe. Flatness and the horizon problem. Inflationary models. 5. 6.
0521475619 (pbk.)
94024454
Cosmology.
Galaxies.
Nuclear astrophysics.
QB981 / .R37 1995
523.1