INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF THE EARLY UNIVERSE: HOT BIG BANG THEORY

by Gorbunov Dmitry S, Valery A Rubakov

This book is written from the viewpoint of a deep connection between cosmology and particle physics. It presents the results and ideas on both the homogeneous and isotropic Universe at the hot stage of its evolution and in later stages. The main chapters describe in a systematic and pedagogical way established facts and concepts on the early and the present Universe. The comprehensive treatment, hence, serves as a modern introduction to this rapidly developing field of science. To help in reading the chapters without having to constantly consult other texts, essential materials from General Relativity and the theory of elementary particles are collected in the appendices. Various hypotheses dealing with unsolved problems of cosmology, and often alternative to each other, are discussed at a more advanced level. These concern dark matter, dark energy, matter-antimatter asymmetry, etc.

Genres: Physics

488 pages, Paperback

First published December 3, 2010

Reviews

[Aroosha Dehghan]

کتابی مختص فیزیک‌پیشه‌ها!
اینجا اگر خوره‌ی فیزیک هم باشید و قول بدید هر سوالی براتون پیش اومد برید دنبال جوابش، باز هم فایده نداره. کتاب گوربانف نجوم کاملا تخصصیه، با ریاضیات سنگین. اگر فیزیک‌پیشه باشید هم سخته البته😅 ولی این مزیت رو داره که کاملا شیرفهمتون کنه و هیچ نکته‌ی نگفته‌ای باقی نذاره. قشنگ از اون کتاب‌هاست که موقع خوندش فعال شدن سلول‌های مغزی رو حس می‌کنید؛ گاهی هم سوختنشون رو. خوندن این کتاب از اون حال‌های خوبی داره که فقط فیزیکی‌ها و مازوخیست‌ها می‌فهمنش.😜

[Jake]

I read the second edition of this that came out in 2018. The writing is without surprise dry, the math is heavy, but the book does what it is supposed to do pretty well. It is good to see what is going on in modern cosmology in regards to particle physics, and this book gives a solid overview of the current popular models.