Primordial Cosmology (Oxford Graduate Texts) by Patrick Peter (PDF)

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This book provides an extensive survey of all the physics necessary to understand the current developments in the field of fundamental cosmology, as well as an overview of the observational data and methods. It will help students to get into research by providing definitions and main techniques and ideas discussed today. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1 summarises the fundamentals in theoretical physics needed in cosmology (general relativity, fieldtheory, particle physics). Part 2 describes the standard model of cosmology and includes cosmological solutions of Einstein equations, the hot big bang model, cosmological perturbation theory, cosmic microwave background anisotropies, lensing and evidence for dark matter, and inflation. Part 3 describesextensions of this model and opens up current research in the field: scalar-tensor theories, supersymmetry, the cosmological constant problem and acceleration of the universe, topology of the universe, grand unification and baryogenesis, topological defects and phase transitions, string inspired cosmology including branes and the latest developments. The book provides details of all derivations and leads the student up to the level of research articles.

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⭐Used this text in my grad course on the physics of the Early Universe. Couples with Dodelson, Hartle, and Caroll, it makes a great reference.

⭐The first chapter of this book deals with General Relativity which is a fundamental tool for anyone doing research in Cosmology. However, a quick look on these pages stopped me from further reading and I simply dropped the book. Indeed, the authors invent an anti-symmetry of the Christoffel symbols which simply does not exist. Equations 1.38 in the French edition is plainly wrong. I insist that it is NOT A MISPRINT. They use this nonexistent anti-symmetry to ‘calculate’ the Lie derivative of the metric tensor, eq 1.57 (something which can, of course, be done by honest means) A first year student could see this if we were not in a time where buzz and show off and the weight of paper spoiled are all so much more important than reflection and thoughtful writing.I don’t know if they use their nonexistent anti-symmetry to ‘prove’ other true or wrong theorems. I simply lost all confidence in the value of what followed. Who would trust an accountant writing that 3×2 = 5 ? You wouldn’t ? Then forget that book.

⭐Es handelt sich um eine sehr gute und moderne Einfuehrung in die Kosmologie auf dem Niveau von fortgeschrittenen Studierenden im Master-Studium. Insgesamt ist sie mehr theoretisch ausgerichtet, aber auch als Begleitlektuere zu Vorlesungen mit Schwerpunkt auf der Beobachtung geeignet.

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