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Author:   Amedeo Balbi
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2008
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9783642097492

ISBN 10:   3642097499
Pages:   160
Publication Date:   18 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

Prologue.- The framework (an introduction to the Big Bang model).- First light (an introduction to the cosmic background radiation - CMB).- Cosmic seeds (structure formation in the Universe and the CMB).- Music of the spheres (acoustic oscillations in the primordial Universe).- Finding harmony (the discovery of acoustic oscillations in the CMB power spectrum).- The undiscovered country (some future prospects).- Epilogue.

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From the reviews: Balbi ... is currently working on a satellite experiment to further study the CMB. His well-written book follows the ways in which the CMB has been used to understand the universe. ... he gives a very readable account of current cosmological thought, especially for general readers. Summing Up: Recommended. All undergraduate and public libraries. (A. Spero, Choice, Vol. 46 (9), May, 2009)

From the reviews: Balbi ! is currently working on a satellite experiment to further study the CMB. His well-written book follows the ways in which the CMB has been used to understand the universe. ! he gives a very readable account of current cosmological thought, especially for general readers. Summing Up: Recommended. All undergraduate and public libraries. (A. Spero, Choice, Vol. 46 (9), May, 2009)

Author Information

Amedeo Balbi is a researcher in cosmology at the Department of Physics of the University of Rome Tor Vergata. In the past, he worked at the University of California at Berkeley with George Smoot (Nobel Prize 2006 in Physics). Currently, he is involved in the preparation of ESA's forthcoming Planck satellite mission.

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