The Primordial Density Perturbation
eBook - PDF

The Primordial Density Perturbation

Cosmology, Inflation and the Origin of Structure

  1. English
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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Primordial Density Perturbation

Cosmology, Inflation and the Origin of Structure

About this book

The origin and evolution of the primordial perturbation is the key to understanding structure formation in the earliest stages of the Universe. It carries clues to the types of physical phenomena active in that extreme high-density environment. Through its evolution, generating first the observed cosmic microwave background anisotropies and later the distribution of galaxies and dark matter in the Universe, it probes the properties and dynamics of the present Universe. This graduate-level textbook gives a thorough account of theoretical cosmology and perturbations in the early Universe, describing their observational consequences and showing how to relate such observations to primordial physical processes, particularly cosmological inflation. With ambitious observational programmes complementing ever-increasing sophistication in theoretical modelling, cosmological studies will remain at the cutting edge of astrophysical studies for the foreseeable future.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Frequently used symbols
  6. Preface
  7. 1 Overview
  8. Part I: Relativity
  9. Part II: The Universe after the first second
  10. Part III: Field theory
  11. Part IV: Inflation and the early Universe
  12. Appendix A: Spherical functions
  13. Appendix B: Constants and parameters
  14. Index