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IS THE UNIVERSE OPEN OR CLOSED?
THE DENSITY OF MATTER IN THE UNIVERSE |
| By: |
Peter Coles, George Ellis |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
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£135.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0511623038 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780511623035 |
| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
25 January, 2010 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Lecture Notes in Physics 7 |
| Description: |
A provocative and timely review of one of the most hotly debated topics in cosmology today, for graduate students and researchers. |
| Synopsis: |
This controversial book examines one of the most fundamental questions of modern cosmology: how much matter is there in the Universe? This issue affects theories of the origin and evolution of the Universe as well as its geometrical structure and ultimate fate. The authors discuss all the relevant cosmological and astrophysical evidence and come to the conclusion that the balance of arguments presently lies with a density of around twenty per cent of the critical density required for the Universe to ultimately recollapse. Because the arguments presented constitute a 'state-of-the-art' analysis of the observational and theoretical arguments surrounding the existence of dark matter, primordial nucleosynthesis, large-scale structure formation and the cosmic microwave background radiation, this study provides the reader with an indispensable introduction to the most exciting recent developments in modern cosmology. Written by two eminent cosmologists, this topical and provocative book will be essential reading for all cosmologists and astrophysicists. |
| Illustrations: |
16 b/w illus. 1 table |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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