Kinetic Theory in the Expanding Universe

Zusammenfassung This graduate/research level text is a self-contained exposition of the applications of kinetic theory to basic problems in modern cosmology. It studies what can be concluded from the application to cosmological problems of kinetic theory and! in particular! the Boltzmann equation and its solutions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Tools: relativity; 2. Tools: cosmodynamics; 3. Tools: kinetic theory; 4. The canonical example; 5. The generalized Lee-Weinberg problem: background; 6. The generalized Lee-Weinberg problem: examples; 7. Unstable particles; 8. The recombination regime; 9. Cosmological helium production; Appendixes; References; Index.

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• Autori: Jeremy Bernstein, Bernstein Jeremy
• Con la collaborazione di: P. V. Landshoff (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 26.08.1988
• EAN: 9780521360500
• ISBN: 978-0-521-36050-0
• Pagine: 160
• Serie: Cambridge Monographs on Mathem
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Fisica, astronomia > Astronomia