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An Introduction to Mathematical Cosmology

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Author(s): J. N. Islam
Edition: 2
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2001

Language: English
Pages: 265

An Introduction to Mathematical Cosmology 2nd
......Page 1
Contents......Page 7
Preface to the first edition......Page 11
Preface to the second edition......Page 13
1 Some basic concepts and an overview of cosmology......Page 17
2 Introduction to general relativity......Page 28
3 The Robertson–Walker metric......Page 53
4 The Friedmann models......Page 76
5 The Hubble constant and the deceleration parameter......Page 91
6 Models with a cosmological constant......Page 109
7 Singularities in cosmology......Page 127
8 The early universe......Page 144
9 The very early universe and inflation......Page 182
10 Quantum cosmology......Page 204
11 The distant future of the universe......Page 227
Appendix......Page 236
Bibliography......Page 254
Index......Page 263