Structures in the Universe by Exact Methods: Formation, Evolution, Interactions

Krzysztof Bolejko (Polish Academy of Sciences),Andrzej Krasinski (Polish Academy of Sciences),Charles Hellaby (University of Cape Town),Marie-Noelle Celerier (Observatoire de Paris, Meudon)

Structures in the Universe by Exact Methods: Formation, Evolution, Interactions
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Country
United Kingdom
Published
22 October 2009
Pages
256
ISBN
9780521769143

Structures in the Universe by Exact Methods: Formation, Evolution, Interactions

Krzysztof Bolejko (Polish Academy of Sciences),Andrzej Krasinski (Polish Academy of Sciences),Charles Hellaby (University of Cape Town),Marie-Noelle Celerier (Observatoire de Paris, Meudon)

As the structures in our Universe are mapped out on ever larger scales, and with increasing detail, the use of inhomogeneous models is becoming an essential tool for analyzing and understanding them. This book reviews a number of important developments in the application of inhomogeneous solutions of Einstein’s field equations to cosmology. It shows how inhomogeneous models can be employed to study the evolution of structures such as galaxy clusters and galaxies with central black holes, and to account for cosmological observations like supernovae dimming, the cosmic microwave background, baryon acoustic oscillations or the dependence of the Hubble parameter on redshift within classical general relativity. Whatever “dark matter’ and "dark energy’ turn out to be, inhomogeneities exist on many scales and need to be investigated with all appropriate methods. This book is of great value to all astrophysicists and researchers working in cosmology, from graduate students to academic researchers.

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