The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe

The classic account of the structure and evolution of the early universe from Nobel Prize-winning physicist P. J. E. PeeblesAn instant landmark on its publication, The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe remains the essential introduction to this vital area of research. Written by one of the world...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peebles, P. J. E. (Phillip James Edwin)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ Princeton University Press, 2020.
Series:Princeton series in physics.
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Online Access:https://www.lib.tsu.ru/mminfo/2023/EBSCO/2388194.pdf
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • I. HOMOGENEITY AND CLUSTERING
  • II. BEHAVIOR OF IRREGULARITIES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF MATTER: NEWTONIAN APPROXIMATION
  • III. n-POINT CORRELATION FUNCTIONS: DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS
  • IV. DYNAMICS AND STATISTICS
  • V. RELATIVISTIC THEORY OF THE BEHAVIOR OF IRREGULARITIES IN AN EXPANDING WORLD MODEL
  • VI. SCENARIOS
  • APPENDIX
  • LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX