Ebook: Structure Formation in the Universe: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Structure Formation in the Universe Cambridge, U.K. 26 July – 6 August 1999
- Tags: Physics general
- Series: NATO Science Series C: (closed) 565
- Year: 2002
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This book contains a series of lectures given at the NATO Advanced Study Institute (ASI) "Structure Formation in the Universe", held at the Isaac Newton Institute in Cambridge in August, 1999. The ASI was held at a critical juncture in the development of physical cosmology, when a flood of new data concerning the large scale structure of the Universe was just be coming available. There was an air of excitement and anticipation: would the standard theories fit the data, or would new ideas and models be re quired? Cosmology has long been a field of common interest between East and West, with many seminal contributions made by scientists working in the former Soviet Union and Eastern bloc. A major aim of the ASI was to bring together scientists from across the world to discuss exciting recent developments and strengthen links. However, a few months before the meeting it appeared that it might have to be cancelled. The war in the former Yugoslavia escalated and NATO began a protracted bombing cam paign against targets in Kosovo and Serbia. Many scientists felt uneasy about participating in a NATO-funded meeting in this situation. After a great deal of discussion, it was agreed that the developing East West conflict only heightened the need for further communication and that the school should go ahead as planned, but with a special session devoted to discussion of the legitimacy of NATO's actions.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introductory Lecture....Pages 1-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Cosmic Inflation....Pages 17-42
Before Inflation....Pages 43-61
Quantum Cosmology....Pages 63-73
The Future Of Quantum Cosmology....Pages 75-89
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
The Global Cosmological Parameters....Pages 93-130
Observational Tests for the Cosmological Principle and World Models....Pages 131-142
Quintessence and Cosmic Acceleration....Pages 143-176
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
CMB Anisotropies and the Determination of Cosmological Parameters....Pages 179-189
Measuring the Anisotropy in the CMB: Current Status & Future Prospects....Pages 191-213
Observations of The Cosmic Microwave Background....Pages 215-239
CMB Analysis....Pages 241-280
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Energy Flow in The Universe....Pages 283-293
Feedback in Galaxy Formation....Pages 295-302
Front Matter....Pages 303-303
Clustering of Mass and Galaxies....Pages 305-340
Large Scale Structure of the Universe....Pages 341-350
Gravitational Lensing for Cosmology....Pages 351-370
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey....Pages 371-382
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-ix
Introductory Lecture....Pages 1-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
Cosmic Inflation....Pages 17-42
Before Inflation....Pages 43-61
Quantum Cosmology....Pages 63-73
The Future Of Quantum Cosmology....Pages 75-89
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
The Global Cosmological Parameters....Pages 93-130
Observational Tests for the Cosmological Principle and World Models....Pages 131-142
Quintessence and Cosmic Acceleration....Pages 143-176
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
CMB Anisotropies and the Determination of Cosmological Parameters....Pages 179-189
Measuring the Anisotropy in the CMB: Current Status & Future Prospects....Pages 191-213
Observations of The Cosmic Microwave Background....Pages 215-239
CMB Analysis....Pages 241-280
Front Matter....Pages 281-281
Energy Flow in The Universe....Pages 283-293
Feedback in Galaxy Formation....Pages 295-302
Front Matter....Pages 303-303
Clustering of Mass and Galaxies....Pages 305-340
Large Scale Structure of the Universe....Pages 341-350
Gravitational Lensing for Cosmology....Pages 351-370
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey....Pages 371-382
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