The large-scale structure of the universe / P.J.E. Peebles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peebles, P. J. E. (Phillip James Edwin), author.

Series:

Princeton series in physics.

Princeton scholarship online.

Princeton series in physics

Princeton scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Large scale structure (Astronomy).

Cosmology.

Galaxies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (448 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2021.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

An instant landmark on its publication, this book remains the essential introduction to this vital area of research. Written by one of the world's most esteemed theoretical cosmologists, it provides an invaluable historical introduction to the subject, and an enduring overview of key methods, statistical measures, and techniques for dealing with cosmic evolution. With characteristic clarity and insight, the author focuses on the largest known structures - galaxy clusters - weighing the empirical evidence of the nature of clustering and the theories of how it evolves in an expanding universe. A must-have reference for students and researchers alike, this edition introduces a new generation of readers to a classic text in modern cosmology.

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

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 5, 2021).

Previously issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780691082400

0691082405

9780691206714

0691206716

OCLC:

1196193356