New Perspectives in Astrophysical Cosmology [Paperback]

Unique and accessible synthesis of modern cosmology from a famous and internationally respected author.This volume presents a unique synthesis of our understanding of moderncosmology, written by one of the world's foremost contemporarycosmologists. In it, Professor Rees addresses today's fundamentalquestions. Why is the universe expanding the way it is? What were the'seeds' that caused galaxies, clusters and superclusters to form? Whatis the nature of 'dark matter'? Its wide scope and clear writing will be welcomed by anyone interestedcosmology and extragalactic astrophysics who has a basic grounding physics,as well as academic researchers and graduate students in the field.This volume presents a unique synthesis of our understanding of moderncosmology, written by one of the world's foremost contemporarycosmologists. In it, Professor Rees addresses today's fundamentalquestions. Why is the universe expanding the way it is? What were the'seeds' that caused galaxies, clusters and superclusters to form? Whatis the nature of 'dark matter'? Its wide scope and clear writing will be welcomed by anyone interestedcosmology and extragalactic astrophysics who has a basic grounding physics,as well as academic researchers and graduate students in the field.This volume presents an unique and accessible synthesis of modern cosmology. In recent years, observational cosmology has made remarkable advances, bringing into sharper focus a new set of fundamental questions that Martin Rees addresses in this book. Why is the universe expanding the way it is? What were the 'seeds' that caused galaxies, clusters and superclusters to form? What is the nature of 'dark matter'? What happened in the very early universe? The latest exciting advances and theories are discussed, while maintaining a clear distinction between aspects that now have a firm empirical basis and those that remain speculative.Preface; 1. The cosmological framework; 2. Galaxies and dark matter; 3. Emergence of cosmic structul/