Formation of Structure in the Universe
Formation of Structure in the Universe
Avishai Dekel, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Princeton University, New Jersey
Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Princeton University, New Jersey
April 1999
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Eleven leading authorities lend their expertise to this textbook. Their contributions form an introduction to a wide range of exciting topics in contemporary cosmology--from recent advances in redshift surveys, to the latest models in gravitational lensing and cosmological simulations. In the fast-moving field of structure formation, this book provides graduate students with a much-needed union of the latest theory and observation.
- A unique team of authors - world-renowned experts in their fields, and authors of several best-selling textbooks (e.g. Ostriker, Peebles, Primack and Silk)
- Combines both theory and observations
- Comprehensive, but well-focused coverage of all the important issues in contemporary cosmology associated with structure formation
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'… book will be widely welcomed simply through the quality of the lectures it contains.' John Peacock, The Observatory
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April 1999Paperback
9780521586320
488 pages
247 × 175 × 25 mm
0.99kg
98 b/w illus. 26 tables
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Table of Contents
- Part I. Introduction to Structure Formation:
- 1. Dark matter and stucture formation J. R. Primark
- 2. Gravitational instability A. Yahil
- 3. Microwave background and stucture formation J. Silk
- Part II. Large-Scale Structure and Flows:
- 4. Clusters and superclusters of galaxies N. A. Bahcall
- 5. Redshift surveys of the local universe M. A. Strauss
- 6. Measurement of galaxy distances J. A. Willick
- 7. Large-scale flows and cosmological implications A. Dekel
- Part III. Structure on Galactic Scales and Lensing:
- 8. Cosmological simulations J. P. Ostriker
- 9. Black holes in galaxy centers S. M. Faber
- 10. Gravitational lensing R. Narayan and M. Bartelmann
- Part IV. A Conclusion:
- 11. The mass of the universe P. J. E. Peebles.
