Astrophysics and the evolution of the universe
By: Leonard S Kisslinger, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9789814520904
Subjects: Astrophysics; Textbooks
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Physics concepts needed for astrophysics; title: Forces and particles; title: Hubble's law: expansion of the universe; title: Stars, galaxies, etc.; title: Neutrino oscillations, symmetries, and pulsar kicks; title: Einstein's special and general theories of relativity; title: Radius and temperature of the universe from the general theory of relativity; title: Cosmic microwave background radiation (CMBR); title: Electroweak phase transition (EWPT); title: Quantum chromodynamic phase transition (QCDPT).