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An introduction to cosmology
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- Creator
- Jayant V. Narlikar
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Third edition
- Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2002
- Physical Details
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- xvii, 541 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 052179028X, 9780521790284, 0521793769, 9780521793766
- OCLC
- ocm46777572
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 515-532) and index.
- Foreword -- Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the third edition -- The large-scale structure of the universe -- The general theory of relativity -- From relativity to cosmology -- The Friedmann models -- Relics of the Big Bang -- The very early universe -- The formation of large-scale structure in the universe -- Alternative cosmologies -- Cosmologies with creation of matter -- Local observational tests of cosmological significance -- Observations of distant parts of the universe -- A critical overview of cosmology -- Table of constants -- Glossary of symbols and abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index