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Tables of Contents for Cosmological Physics
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
ix
Part 1: Gravitation and relativity
3
62
1 Essentials of general relativity
3
32
1.1 The concepts of general relativity
3
6
1.2 The equation of motion
9
2
1.3 Tensors and relativity
11
6
1.4 The energy-momentum tensor
17
2
1.5 The field equations
19
7
1.6 Alternative theories of gravity
26
2
1.7 Relativity and differential geometry
28
7
2 Astrophysical relativity
35
30
2.1 Relativistic fluid mechanics
35
3
2.2 Weak fields
38
4
2.3 Gravitational radiation
42
7
2.4 The binary pulsar
49
2
2.5 Black holes
51
9
2.6 Accretion onto black holes
60
5
Part 2: Classical cosmology
65
86
3 The isotropic universe
65
36
3.1 The Robertson-Walker metric
65
7
3.2 Dynamics of the expansion
72
14
3.3 Common big bang misconceptions
86
3
3.4 Observations in cosmology
89
5
3.5 The anthropic principle
94
7
4 Gravitational lensing
101
26
4.1 Basics of light deflection
101
4
4.2 Simple lens models
105
4
4.3 General properties of thin lenses
109
4
4.4 Observations of gravitational lensing
113
3
4.5 Microlensing
116
5
4.6 Dark-matter mapping
121
6
5 The age and distance scales
127
24
5.1 The distance scale and the age of the universe
127
1
5.2 Methods for age determination
128
6
5.3 Large-scale distance measurements
134
4
5.4 The local distance scale
138
3
5.5 Direct distance determinations
141
4
5.6 Summary
145
6
Part 3: Basics of quantum fields
151
122
6 Quantum mechanics and relativity
151
26
6.1 Principles of quantum theory
151
7
6.2 The Dirac equation
158
6
6.3 Symmetries
164
3
6.4 Spinors and complex numbers
167
10
7 Quantum field theory
177
38
7.1 Quantum mechanics of light
177
4
7.2 Simple quantum electrodynamics
181
3
7.3 Lagrangians and fields
184
5
7.4 Interacting fields
189
8
7.5 Feynman diagrams
197
8
7.6 Renormalization
205
5
7.7 Path integrals
210
5
8 The standard model and beyond
215
58
8.1 Elementary particles and fields
215
1
8.2 Gauge symmetries and conservation laws
216
4
8.3 The weak interaction
220
3
8.4 Non-Abelian gauge symmetries
223
5
8.5 Spontaneous symmetry breaking
228
4
8.6 The electroweak model
232
4
8.7 Quantum chromodynamics
236
9
8.8 Beyond the standard model
245
6
8.9 Neutrino masses and mixing
251
5
8.10 Quantum gravity
256
9
8.11 Kaluza-Klein models
265
2
8.12 Supersymmetry and beyond
267
6
Part 4: The early universe
273
80
9 The hot big bang
273
32
9.1 Thermodynamics in the big bang
273
9
9.2 Relics of the big bang
282
2
9.3 The physics of recombination
284
4
9.4 The microwave background
288
4
9.5 Primordial nucleosynthesis
292
8
9.6 Baryogenesis
300
5
10 Topological defects
305
18
10.1 Phase transitions in cosmology
305
1
10.2 Classes of topological defect
306
4
10.3 Magnetic monopoles
310
3
10.4 Cosmic strings and structure formation
313
10
11 Inflationary cosmology
323
30
11.1 General arguments for inflation
323
2
11.2 An overview of inflation
325
3
11.3 Inflation field dynamics
328
7
11.4 Inflation models
335
3
11.5 Relic fluctuations from inflation
338
9
11.6 Conclusions
347
6
Part 5: Observational cosmology
353
104
12 Matter in the universe
353
34
12.1 Background radiation
353
7
12.2 Intervening absorbers
360
7
12.3 Evidence for dark matter
367
11
12.4 Baryonic dark matter
378
3
12.5 Nonbaryonic dark matter
381
6
13 Galaxies and their evolution
387
32
13.1 The galaxy population
387
7
13.2 Optical and infrared observations
394
5
13.3 Luminosity functions
399
5
13.4 Evolution of galaxy stellar populations
404
2
13.5 Galaxy counts and evolution
406
6
13.6 Galaxies at high redshift
412
7
14 Active galaxies
419
38
14.1 The population of active galaxies
419
4
14.2 Emission mechanisms
423
8
14.3 Extended radio sources
431
6
14.4 Beaming and unified schemes
437
4
14.5 Evolution of active galaxies
441
6
14.6 Black holes as central engines
447
4
14.7 Black hole masses and demographics
451
6
Part 6: Galaxy formation and clustering
457
156
15 Dynamics of structure formation
457
38
15.1 Overview
458
2
15.2 Dynamics of linear perturbations
460
9
15.3 The peculiar velocity field
469
2
15.4 Coupled perturbations
471
3
15.5 The full treatment
474
3
15.6 Transfer functions
477
5
15.7 N-body models
482
3
15.8 Nonlinear models
485
10
16 Cosmological density fields
495
58
16.1 Preamble
495
1
16.2 Fourier analysis of density fluctuations
496
7
16.3 Gaussian density fields
503
6
16.4 Nonlinear clustering evolution
509
5
16.5 Redshift-space effects
514
3
16.6 Low-dimensional density fields
517
4
16.7 Measuring the clustering spectrum
521
5
16.8 The observed clustering spectrum
526
10
16.9 Non-Gaussian density fields
536
7
16.10 Peculiar velocity fields
543
10
17 Galaxy formation
553
34
17.1 The sequence of galaxy formation
553
3
17.2 Hierarchies and the Press-Schechter approach
556
13
17.3 Cooling and the intergalactic medium
569
6
17.4 Chemical evolution of galaxies
575
3
17.5 Biased galaxy formation
578
9
18 Cosmic background fluctuations
587
26
18.1 Mechanisms for primary fluctuations
587
10
18.2 Characteristics of CMB anisotropies
597
4
18.3 Observations of CMB anisotropies
601
2
18.4 Conclusions and outlook
603
10
Hints for solution of the problems
613
34
Bibliography and references
647
16
Useful numbers and formulae
663
8
Index
671