New Perspectives in Astrophysical Cosmology 2nd Edition by Martin Rees (PDF)

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This volume presents an unique and accessible synthesis of modern cosmology. In recent years, observational cosmology has made remarkable advances, bringing into sharper focus a new set of fundamental questions that Martin Rees addresses in this book. Why is the universe expanding the way it is? What were the ‘seeds’ that caused galaxies, clusters and superclusters to form? What is the nature of ‘dark matter’? What happened in the very early universe? The latest exciting advances and theories are discussed, while maintaining a clear distinction between aspects that now have a firm empirical basis and those that remain speculative.

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Editorial Reviews: Review “…remarkable…It synthesizes modern cosmology in a way that no other book or review has recently succeeded in doing.” Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada”…exceptional book” /s Choice Book Description Unique and accessible synthesis of modern cosmology from a famous and internationally respected author. About the Author Martin Rees, born in 1942, is a Royal Society Professor and Fellow of King’s College, Cambridge. He also has the honorary position of Astronomer Royal. He has held chairs at the University of Sussex and the University of Cambridge. He is a former director of the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, and has held visiting positions at Harvard, Caltech and Princeton. In addition to his unique contribution to the field as a researcher, he is the winner of the American Institute of Physics science writing prize, and is a talented lecturer at all levels. In 1993, he was invited to give a series of public lectures under the auspices of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, reviewing the progress of cosmology and its future prospects. These highly successful lectures were published as Perspectives in Astrophysical Cosmology (Cambridge University Press, Lezioni Lincee Series, 1995) and the updated and revised version is presented here. Read more

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⭐I started reading this book, and am already a bit frustrated because the writer glosses over some topics, leaving tidbits of information, but no details. For example he mentions in passing that an object very low in Helium abundance has been found. However, he does not say whether the object is a star, nebula, or galaxy, which is important for the discussion. The reader is left wondering what the object could be. I prefer books with a little more detail.

⭐Having read a lot of pop science treatments of cosmology/particle physics recently, it was nice to come across a book which actually contains the equations, graphs, plots etc on which the theories are based. This book is a nice summary of the current state of astrophysics, and occupies the rather empty niche between the popular books and heavyweight graduate/postgrad. level texts. I’d like to see more books like this. If you found Rees’ “Just Six Numbers” interesting but rather insubstantial, and have some maths/physics training, then the this well worth a read.

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