TY - BOOK ID - 80875731 TI - Physical foundations of cosmology PY - 2005 SN - 051113679X 9780511136795 1139636227 1107142016 1282402617 0511644043 9786612402616 0511790554 0511200994 051155575X 0511134606 PB - Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Cosmology. KW - Inflationary universe. KW - Quantum theory. KW - Quantum dynamics KW - Quantum mechanics KW - Quantum physics KW - Physics KW - Mechanics KW - Thermodynamics KW - Cosmological inflation KW - Cosmology of the early universe KW - Inflation, Cosmological KW - Inflationary cosmology KW - Inflationary universe cosmology KW - Universe, Inflationary KW - Cosmology KW - Astronomy KW - Deism KW - Metaphysics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80875731 AB - Inflationary cosmology has been developed over the last twenty years to remedy serious shortcomings in the standard hot big bang model of the universe. This textbook, first published in 2005, explains the basis of modern cosmology and shows where the theoretical results come from. The book is divided into two parts; the first deals with the homogeneous and isotropic model of the Universe, the second part discusses how inhomogeneities can explain its structure. Established material such as the inflation and quantum cosmological perturbation are presented in great detail, however the reader is brought to the frontiers of current cosmological research by the discussion of more speculative ideas. An ideal textbook for both advanced students of physics and astrophysics, all of the necessary background material is included in every chapter and no prior knowledge of general relativity and quantum field theory is assumed. ER -