TY - BOOK
T1 - Dark energy
T2 - Theory and observations
AU - Amendola, Luca
AU - Tsujikawa, Shinji
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© L. Amendola and S. Tsujikawa 2010.
Copyright:
Copyright 2015 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/1/1
Y1 - 2010/1/1
N2 - Dark energy, the mysterious cause of the accelerating expansion of the universe, is one of the most important fields of research in astrophysics and cosmology today. Introducing the theoretical ideas, observational methods and results, this textbook is ideally suited to graduate courses on dark energy, and will also supplement advanced cosmology courses. Providing a thorough introduction to this exciting field, the textbook covers the cosmological constant, quintessence, k-essence, perfect fluid models, extra-dimensional models, and modified gravity. Observational research is reviewed, from the cosmic microwave background to baryon acoustic oscillations, weak lensing and cluster abundances. Every chapter ends with problems, with full solutions provided, and any calculations are worked through step-by-step.
AB - Dark energy, the mysterious cause of the accelerating expansion of the universe, is one of the most important fields of research in astrophysics and cosmology today. Introducing the theoretical ideas, observational methods and results, this textbook is ideally suited to graduate courses on dark energy, and will also supplement advanced cosmology courses. Providing a thorough introduction to this exciting field, the textbook covers the cosmological constant, quintessence, k-essence, perfect fluid models, extra-dimensional models, and modified gravity. Observational research is reviewed, from the cosmic microwave background to baryon acoustic oscillations, weak lensing and cluster abundances. Every chapter ends with problems, with full solutions provided, and any calculations are worked through step-by-step.
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U2 - 10.1017/CBO9780511750823
DO - 10.1017/CBO9780511750823
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:84922928149
SN - 9780521516006
BT - Dark energy
PB - Cambridge University Press
ER -