02665nam 2200625 a 450 991077812780332120230617010254.01-383-02503-70-19-160695-21-281-34631-497866113463170-19-152397-61-4294-9175-2(CKB)1000000000476618(EBL)422441(OCoLC)476257161(SSID)ssj0000157556(PQKBManifestationID)11153014(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000157556(PQKBWorkID)10139957(PQKB)11029069(Au-PeEL)EBL422441(CaPaEBR)ebr10271510(CaONFJC)MIL134631(MiAaPQ)EBC422441(EXLCZ)99100000000047661820050825d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFoundations of modern cosmology[electronic resource] /John F. Hawley and Katherine A. Holcomb2nd ed.Oxford ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (569 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-853096-X Includes bibliographical references (p. [537]-541) and index.Contents; Part I: History; Part II: Background; Part III: Relativity; Part IV: The Big Bang; Part V: The Continuing Quest; Appendix A: Scientific Notation; Appendix B: Units; Appendix C: Physical and Astronmical Constants; Glossary; Bibliography; IndexRecent discoveries in astronomy have revolutionized the field of cosmology. While many long-standing questions in cosmology have now been answered, the new data pose new mysteries such as the nature of the ""dark energy"" that dominates the universe. This second edition provides an accessible and thorough text on the physics of cosmology and a lively account of the modern concordance model of the universe, from the big bang to a distant future dominated by dark energy. - ;Recent discoveries in astronomy, especially those made with data collected by satellites such as the Hubble Space TelescopeCosmologyTextbooksAstrophysicsTextbooksCosmologyAstrophysics523.1Hawley John Frederick786864Holcomb Katherine A.1957-1527640MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778127803321Foundations of modern cosmology3770650UNINA