02742cam a2200325 i 4500 16099815 EG-ScBUE 20241218103528.0 100222s2010 enka f b 001 0 eng d 9780521516006 (hardback) DLC eng rda DLC DLC EG-ScBUE 523.18 22 AME Amendola, Luca, 1963- author. 28958 Dark Energy : theory and observations / Luca Amendola, Shinji Tsujikawa. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010. xiv, 491 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm rdacontent text txt unmediated rdamedia n volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: 1. Overview; 2. Expansion history of the universe; 3. Correlation function and power spectrum; 4. Basics of cosmological perturbation theory; 5. Observational evidence of dark energy; 6. Cosmological constant; 7. Dark energy as a modified form of matter I: quintessence; 8. Dark energy as a modified form of matter II; 9. Dark energy as a modification of gravity; 10. Cosmic acceleration without dark energy; 11. Dark energy and linear cosmological perturbations; 12. Non-linear cosmological perturbations; 13. Statistical methods in cosmology; 14. Future observational constraints on the nature of dark energy; 15. Conclusion and outlook; 16. Answers to the problems; 17. Mathematical appendix; Index. "Dark energy, the mysterious cause of the accelerating expansion of the Universe, is one of the most important fields of research in astrophysics and cosmology today. Introducing the theoretical ideas, observational methods and results, this textbook is ideally suited to graduate courses on dark energy, and will also supplement advanced cosmology courses. Providing a thorough introduction to this exciting field, the textbook covers the cosmological constant, quintessence, k-essence, perfect fluid models, extradimensional models, and modified gravity. Observational research is reviewed, from the cosmic microwave background to baryon acoustic oscillations, weak lensing, and cluster abundances. Every chapter ends with problems, with full solutions provided, and any calculations are worked through step-by-step. "-- Dark energy (Astronomy) BUEsh 28959 February2012 Reading book Tsujikawa, Shinji, author. 28960 Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97805215/16006/cover/9780521516006.jpg ddc BB 16477 16477 0 0 ddc 0 0 Alahram MAIN MAIN 1ST 2012-02-16 Purchase 495.00 681 3 2 523.18 AME 000026129 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2017-10-11 2012-02-16 BB