Patrick Peter and Jean-Philippe Uzan ; translated by Jasna Brujić and Claudia de Rham
English ed
New York :
Oxford University Press,
2009
xix, 836 p. :
ill. ;
26 cm
"Edition originale: Cosmologie primordiale, Editions Belin-Paris, 2005"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. [793]-795) and index
Overview of the theoretical basis -- General relativity -- Overview of particle physics and the standard model -- The modern standard cosmological model -- The homogeneous universe -- The standard big-bang model -- The inhomogeneous universe -- The cosmic microwave background -- Gravitational lensing and dark matter -- Inflation -- Beyond the standard models -- Grand unification and baryogenesis -- Extensions of the theoretical framework -- Phase transitions and topological defects -- Cosmological extensions -- Advanced topics