Marc Lachièze-Rey

A complete account of the fundamental techniques of general relativity and their application to cosmology. The book includes reviews of the different cosmological models and their classification, including such topics as causality and horizons, the cosmological parameters, observational tests and constraints of cosmology, symmetries and the large scale topology of space and space-time, and the use of supernovas as cosmological indicators. The perturbations to the cosmological models are discussed throughout the volume. The cosmic microwave background is presented, with an emphasis in secondary distortions in relation to cosmological models and large scale structures. Recent results on dark matter are summarised. A general review of primordial nucleosynthesis is given. Gravitational lensing is discussed in great detail. Most contributions show a balance between theory and observation. Readership: A solid background for students and researchers intending to work in the field of theoretical and observational cosmology.

Theoretical and Observational Cosmology

Étienne Klein

Traces the discoveries and theories by scientists from Plato, Heraclitus, and Parmenides, to Einstein and Bohr in their search for unity

The Adventure of Physics

The Quest for Unity

Jean-Pierre Luminet

Bibliothèque nationale de France

A breathtaking survey of the richness of astronomical theories and illustrations through the ages.

Marc Lachièze-Rey

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