Only slight wear to dark blue boards, ; A bright, solid book ; B&W Illustrations; 9.30 X 6.30 X 1.10 inches; 700 pages; This fourth edition of B?rner's "The Early Universe" is practically a new book, not just updated version. In particular, it is now organized so as to make it more useful as a textbook. And problem sections are also added. In the centre are the connections between particle physics and cosmology: The standard model, some basic implications of quantum field theory and the questions of structure formation. Special emphasis is given to the observed anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background and the consequences drawn for cosmology and for the structure formation models. Nuclear and particle physicists and astrophysicists, researchers and teachers as well as graduate students will welcome this new edition of a classic text and reference. Title: The Early Universe Author Name: B?rner, Gerhard Edition: Fourth Edition ISBN Number: 3540441972 ISBN-13: 9783540441977 Location Published: Berlin, Springer: 2004 Binding: Hardcover Book Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket Item: 1.00 lb Categories: Astronomy, Astronomy Seller ID: 16447 Keywords: cosmology physics quantum field theory
