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020 _a9780511564185 (ebook)
020 _z9780521360500 (hardback)
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050 0 0 _aQB991.E94
_bB47 1988
082 0 0 _a523.1/8
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100 1 _aBernstein, Jeremy,
_d1929-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aKinetic theory in the expanding universe /
_cJeremy Bernstein.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c1988.
300 _a1 online resource (viii, 149 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCambridge monographs on mathematical physics
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aThis graduate/research level text is a self-contained exposition of the applications of kinetic theory to basic problems in modern cosmology, such as the role of stable and unstable massive neutrinos and the theory of cosmological helium production. There has been rapid development of the theory of the origin and evolution of the universe in recent years, stimulated in large part by new observations and theories in astrophysics and particle physics. This book takes a different approach and studies what can be concluded from the application to cosmological problems of kinetic theory and, in particular, the Boltzmann equation and its solutions. The book begins with a brief survey of the necessary relativity, cosmodynamics, and kinetic theory, before going on to discuss specific problems, such as the role of stable and unstable massive neutrinos, electron-poritron annihilation, and the theory of cosmological helium production. The focus is in obtaining both theoretical understanding and concrete numerical results.
650 0 _aExpanding universe.
650 0 _aKinetic theory of matter.
650 0 _aTransport theory.
650 0 _aGeneral relativity (Physics)
650 0 _aAstrophysics.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521360500
830 0 _aCambridge monographs on mathematical physics.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511564185
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_d518565