observational cosmology stephen serjeant pdf file

Suggestions for further reading provide jumping-off points for students aiming to further their studies. Clearly identified key facts and equations help students easily locate important information. Each chapter contains full-colour figures, worked examples and exercises with complete solutions. It also explores the future missions and facilities likely to dominate cosmological research in the future, including radio, X-ray, submillimetre-wave and gravitational wave astronomy. The textbook covers recent developments such as precision cosmology and the concordance cosmological model, inflation, gravitational lensing, the extragalactic far-infrared and X-ray backgrounds, downsizing and baryon wiggles. Providing a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of observational cosmology, this advanced undergraduate textbook enables students to use quantitative physical methods to understand the Universe. Accompanying resources to this textbook are available at: /features/astrophysics. Reflecting decades of Open University experience in undergraduate teaching, this textbook brings students to the forefront of the rapidly developing field of observational cosmology.

Observational cosmology stephen serjeant pdf file