Inflationary Cosmology Contributor(s): Abbott, Larry (Author), Pi, So-Young (Author) |
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ISBN: 9971978644 ISBN-13: 9789971978648 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $178.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 1986 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Science | Astronomy |
Dewey: 523.1 |
LCCN: 85029633 |
Physical Information: 712 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Inflation has revolutionized cosmology primarily because it has eliminated the dependence of cosmological modelling on initial conditions. Thus inflationary cosmology is able to account for the present universe starting from a wide range of initial conditions. This volume reviews the presents state of subject. Each chapter consists of a brief introduction followed by reprints of important papers. Experts in the field are also provided with a unifying view point. |