How Did the First Stars and Galaxies Form? (Princeton Frontiers in Physics)
Winner of the 2012 Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award, American Astronomical Society"[E]ngaging, fast-paced. . . . Loeb's infectious excitement stirs desire to join him in these endeavors. . . . [R]eaders will findHow Did the First Stars and Galaxies Form?a lucid introduction to an exciting research field that is set to flourish in the next decades."--Science"Hands up everyone who can answer the question Loeb poses in the title of his small but sprightly book. No, not just the basics: big bang, cosmic inflation, lights, camera, action. Me neither. Harvard University astrophysicist and cosmologist Abraham Loeb can, and he does in this latest installment of the Princeton Frontiers in Physics series. While the book targets potential cosmologists and scientists, general readers will enjoy the non-technical chapters."--Australian"Anyone interested in an introduction to this dramatic story, be they academic or educated nonprofessional, would do well to start with Loeb's book. It contains only the most important equations in the field, and its general level of mathematical sophistication is compatible with introductory courses in calculus or mathematical physics. This small book is a gem belonging to an almost extinct genre: intermediate-level monographs that are both accessible to educated non-specialists in the field and tightly focused on a problem."--Milan M. Cirkovic,American Journal of Physics"Loeb, a leading theoretical cosmologist, has written a lucid account of the relevant physics, beginning with a brief review of cosmological models based on Einstein's general relativity equations."--Choice