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Title: Introduction to Cosmology by Barbara Ryden ISBN: 0-8053-8912-1 Publisher: Pearson Education Pub. Date: 08 October, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $59.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)
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Comment: This book is an excellent introduction to all facets of cosmology for anyone from advanced undergraduates on. It includes a slow immersion in the key physical concepts of current cosmology theory, and broadly covers all relevent topics, as listed in the chapter headings. However, the greatest strength of this book is in the decision to forgo detailed General Relativity derivations. Instead of pages of numbing treatment of tensor math and metrics, Ryden summarizes the results of GR that are relevant to current cosmology, presenting the Friedmann equation and the Robertson-Walker metric. While this approach might infuriate purists, it allows the student to understand cosmology from a conceptual standpoint, while providing the mathematical tools necessary for analysis, and is a sufficient general introduction for any physics or astronomy student. It also provides a strong base of knowledge for those who do wish to proceed further into the details of GR. Furthermore, the conversational style of the text makes it much easier to read than any other physics textbook I have encountered. I would recommend any student (or professional) who slogged through their cosmology studies with no sense of the overall state of the field to use this book for both brushing up on the basics and as a quick reference.
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Title: Modern Cosmology by Scott Dodelson ISBN: 0122191412 Publisher: Academic Press Pub. Date: 07 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $70.00 |
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Title: Spacetime and Geometry: An Introduction to General Relativity by Sean Carroll ISBN: 0805387323 Publisher: Pearson Addison Wesley Pub. Date: 20 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $83.00 |
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Title: An Introduction to Modern Cosmology by Andrew Liddle ISBN: 0470848359 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 09 May, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Gravity: An Introduction to Einstein's General Relativity by James B. Hartle ISBN: 0805386629 Publisher: Addison-Wesley Pub Co Pub. Date: 26 December, 2002 List Price(USD): $58.00 |
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Title: Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell by Anthony Zee ISBN: 0691010196 Publisher: Princeton University Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.50 |
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