TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rees,Martin J.
TI  - Perspectives in astrophysical cosmology
T2  - Lezioni lincee
SN  - 0521475619 (pbk.)
AV  - QB981 .R37 1995
U1  - 523.1 20
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Cosmology
KW  - Galaxies
KW  - Nuclear astrophysics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-133) and indexes; 1; The cosmological framework; Large-scale structure: how homogeneous is the universe?; High-redshift objects; Pre-galactic history; Status of the hot-big-bang hypothesis --; 2; 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 --; 3; 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? --; 4; 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 --; 5; Some probes and relics of the high-redshift universe; Quasars as probes of intervening gas; The epoch z > 5; Magnetic fields; Cosmic strings --; 6; Some fundamental questions; Gravity; The ultra-early universe; Flatness and the horizon problem; Inflationary models
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