Saturday, June 1, 2013

Physical Foundations of Cosmology by Viatcheslav Mukhanov


Physical Foundations of Cosmology PDF Download Ebook. Viatcheslav Mukhanov takes an original approach to explain the basis of modern cosmology and show where the theoretical results come from. The book is divided into two parts; the first section deals with the homogeneous and isotropic model of the Universe, the second part discusses how inhomogeneities can explain its structure.

Established material such as the inflation and quantum cosmological perturbation are presented in great detail. The book covers established material as well as bringing the reader to the frontiers of current cosmological research by the discussion of more speculative ideas. An ideal textbook for advanced students of physics and astrophysics, all of the necessary back ground material is included in every chapter and no prior knowledge of general relativity and quantum field theory is assumed.

Mukhanov has written an excellent text in cosmology for students who have a good understanding of theoretical physics at the undergraduate level. This book contains a thorough and modern introduction to physical cosmology. There is much in this book for experts as well as serious students of cosmology. Anyone mastering the second part of it will have a firm foundation for frontier research in theoretical cosmology.

Analytical treatments of traditionally highly numerical topics – such as primordial nucleosynthesis, recombination and cosmic microwave background anisotropy – are provided, and inflation and quantum cosmological perturbation theory are covered in great detail. The reader is brought to the frontiers of current cosmological research by the discussion of more speculative ideas.

This is an ideal textbook both for advanced students of physics and astrophysics and for those with a particular interest in theoretical cosmology. Nearly every formula in the book is derived from basic physical principles covered in undergraduate courses. Each chapter includes all necessary background material and no prior knowledge of general relativity and quantum field theory is assumed.

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