宇宙物理学（英文版）

    这是一本高年级大学生和研究生水平的宇宙物理学教材,它全面介绍了现代宇宙学的内容。为了使学生能获得对宇宙学课题的物理的和直观的理解，本书配有大量插图和90多道习题，并在书末给出了习题的说明及解答。对所有必需的天文学术语，书中也给出了清晰的解释，以确保有大学物理学背景的学生都能够读懂。
本书分6部分，共18章，目次如下：（一）引力和相对论：广义相对论基础；天体物理学相对论。（二）经典宇宙学：各向同性宇宙；引力透镜；年龄和距离标度。（三）量子场基础：量子力学和相对论；量子场论；标准模型。（四）早期宇宙：热的大爆炸；拓扑亏损；膨胀宇宙学。（五）观测宇宙学：宇宙中的物质；星系及其演变；运行的星系。（六）星系形成和成团：结构形成动力学；宇宙密度场；星系形成；宇宙背景起伏。
天文学、物理学专业的大学生、研究生、教师及科研人员。

Preface
Part1:Graviation and relativity
1 Essentials of general relativity
1.1 The concepts of general relativiry
1.2 The equation of motion
1.3 Tensors and relativity
1.4 The energy-momentum tensor
1.5 The field equations
1.6 Alternative theories of gravity
1.7 Relativity and differetnal geometry
2 Astrophysical Relativity
2.1 Relativistic fluid mechancs
2.2 Weak fields
2.3 Gravitationanl Radiation
2.4 The binary pulsar
2.5 Black holes
2.6 Accretion onto black holes
Part 2:Classical cosmology
3 The isotropic universe
3.1 The Robertson-Wlaker metvric
3.2 Dynamics of the expansion
3.3 Commonbig bang misconceptions
3.4 Observations in cosmology
3.5 The anthropic principle
4 Gravitational lensing
4.1 Basics of light deflection
4.2 Simple lens models
4.3 General properties of thin lenses
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5 The age and distance scales
Part 3:Basics of quantum fields
6 Quantum mechanics and realtity
7 Quantum field theory
8 The standard model and beyond
Part 4:The early universe
9 The hot big bang
10 Topological defects
11 Inflationary csomology
Part 5:Observational cosmology
12 Matter in the universe
13 Galaxies and their evolution
14 Active galaxiex
Part 6:Galaxy formation and clutering
15 Dynamics of structure formation
16 Cosmological density fields
17 Galaxy formation
18 Cosmic bakcground fluctuations
Index