Overview
- Discusses the fundamental physics behind the recent developments in astrophysical cosmology
- A very widely appreciated text highlighting the fundamentals of the current ‘best-buy’ model of the Universe
- Discussion includes all 21st century observable wavebands and non- electromagnetic experimental approaches
Part of the book series: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library (AAL)
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Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Front Matter
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The Development of Primordial Fluctuations Under Gravity
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Front Matter
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The Post-recombination Universe
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About this book
This third edition of Malcolm Longair’s highly acclaimed textbook is an up-to-date text on astrophysical cosmology expounding the structure of classical cosmological models from a contemporary viewpoint. This forms the background to a detailed study of the origin of structure and galaxies in the Universe. The derivations of many of the most important results are described using simple physical arguments which illuminate the results of more advanced treatments. A very wide range of recent observational data is brought to bear upon the problems, including the results from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Planck mission of the European Space Agency, galaxy surveys such as the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the ALMA submillimetre observatory, studies of Type 1a supernovae and many other remarkable recent observations.
This book serves as an ideal text for graduate level courses on astrophysical cosmology and is also highly appreciated as a reference source for professional astrophysicist and cosmologists.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Malcolm Longair, CBE, FRS, FRSE is Jacksonian Professor Emeritus of Natural Philosophy and Director of Development, Cavendish Laboratory. He has held many highly respected positions within the fields of physics and astronomy. He was appointed the ninth Astronomer Royal of Scotland in 1980, as well as the Regius Professor of Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, and the Director of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh. He was head of the Cavendish Laboratory, the Physics Department of Cambridge University, from 1997 to 2005. He has served on and chaired many international committees, boards and panels, working with both NASA, the European Space Agency and the ERC. He has received much recognition for his work over the years. His main research interests are in high energy astrophysics, astrophysical cosmology and the history of physics and astrophysics. He has chaired numerous committees for specific science projects, including the Planck and Euclid missions of ESA. His major books, in addition to the present volume, include Theoretical Concepts in Physics (3rd edition 2020), High Energy Astrophysics (3rd edition 2011), Quantum Concepts in Physics (2013), the Cosmic Century: A History of Astrophysics and Cosmology (2008) and Maxwell’s Enduring Legacy: A Scientific History of the Cavendish Laboratory (2016).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Galaxy Formation
Authors: Malcolm S. Longair
Series Title: Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-65891-8
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-65890-1Published: 11 April 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-65893-2Published: 12 April 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-65891-8Published: 10 April 2023
Series ISSN: 0941-7834
Series E-ISSN: 2196-9698
Edition Number: 3
Number of Pages: XXV, 772
Number of Illustrations: 130 b/w illustrations, 113 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cosmology, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory