Relativistic Cosmology An Introduction
Since the first French edition of the book emphasized rather the solid facts of Cosmology than the detailed discussions of controversial results, relatively few revisions were necessary for the English edition. They were made early in 1979 and affected about 5% of the text. The main revisions referr...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1980, 1980
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1980 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- I: The Metagalaxy out to a Distance of One Gigaparsec
- 1. Distance Scale
- 2. The Distribution of Galaxies in Space
- 3. The Expansion of the Universe
- 4. Nearby Intergalactic Matter
- 5. The Density of the Universe
- 6. The Age of the Universe
- II: Spaces with Constant Curvature
- 7. Locally Euclidean Spaces
- 8. Locally Non-Euclidean Spaces
- 9. Spherical and Hyperbolic Spaces
- III: Model Universes
- 10. Uniform Relativistic Model Universes
- 11. Theory of Observations in the Relativistic Zone
- 12. The Cosmological Constant
- 13. Cosmological Horizons
- IV: The Metagalaxy in the Relativistic Zone
- 14. The Hubble Diagram for Galaxies
- 15. Distant Intergalactic Material
- 16. Radio Galaxies and Quasars
- 17. The Cosmic Microwave Background
- Numerical Constants