Paths to Dark Energy : : Theory and Observation / / Gene Byrd, Arthur D. Chernin, Pekka Teerikorpi, Mauri Valtonen.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Studies in Mathematical Physics eBook-Package
• VerfasserIn: Byrd, Gene,; Chernin, Arthur D.,; Teerikorpi, Pekka,; Valtonen, Mauri,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2012]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2012
• Language: English
• Series: De Gruyter Studies in Mathematical Physics , 2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (404 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Contents --; Chapter 1. The start of the paths --; Chapter 2. General Relativity: apparent acceleration of gravity --; Chapter 3. Tests of General Relativity --; Chapter 4. Curved space in cosmology --; Chapter 5. Finite versus infinite universe in space and time --; Chapter 6. Cosmology and the ‘‘first appearance’’ of dark energy --; Chapter 7. Einstein’s equations, critical density and dark energy --; Chapter 8. Model Universes --; Chapter 9. Dark energy discovered --; Chapter 10. Relics: cosmic microwave background (CMB) photons and neutrinos --; Chapter 11. Baryonic matter --; Chapter 12. Discovering dark matter --; Chapter 13. Dark matter and baryonic structures --; Chapter 14. Dark energy and gravitating matter from structure in the universe --; Chapter 15. The local path to dark energy --; Chapter 16. Cosmological inflation --; Chapter 17. Cosmic internal symmetry --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110258783; 9783110645309; 9783110238570; 9783110238518; 9783110637212; 9783110288995; 9783110293722; 9783110288926
• ISSN: 2194-3532
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110258783
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Gene Byrd, Arthur D. Chernin, Pekka Teerikorpi, Mauri Valtonen.

This work provides the current theory and observations behind the cosmological phenomenon of dark energy. The approach is comprehensive with rigorous mathematical theory and relevant astronomical observations discussed in context. The book treats the background and history starting with the new-found importance of Einstein’s cosmological constant (proposed long ago) in dark energy formulation, as well as the frontiers of dark energy. The authors do not presuppose advanced knowledge of astronomy, and basic mathematical concepts used in modern cosmology are presented in a simple, but rigorous way. All this makes the book useful for both astronomers and physicists, and also for university students of physical sciences.