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# Cosmology for the Curious

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Cosmology for the Curious

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## Customer Reviews

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    A GREAT BOOK!
  

*by B***A on Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2018*

This book is divided into 2 parts.  PART 1 gives a historical perspective of discoveries and evidence which led to the Big Bang Theory.  Newtonian physics, Einstein's Special and General Theories of Relativity, and Hubble's discoveries of an expanding universe are topics included here as well as current cosmological thinking regarding developments after the Big Bang that relate to the geometry of space, density issues, dark matter and energy, element abundances, structure formation and cosmic eras are also described.  PART 2 deals with more speculative issues related to Big Bang cosmology.  The problems of why the universe is flat, why the Cosmic Microwave Background is so uniform, the origin of small density fluctuations in the CMB necessary for structural formation, and the monopole problem are dealt with.  Part 2  also includes how the theory of Cosmic Inflation solves most of these problems and how to test the theory.  The balance of Part 2 deals with some of the more speculative cosmological ideas involving quantum theory and multiple universes.I thought the book did a great job presenting a comprehensive description of current cosmological theories.  Explanations were clear and concise.  Important equations are scattered sparingly thru-out the book backing up the excellent explanations.  An Appendix containing the Friedmann Equation, its solutions and application to the Radiation Dominated, Matter Dominated, and Vacuum Dominated eras is in the back of the book.  The Appendix also contains more explicit equations describing Inflation and the Flatness Problem of our Universe.There is a nice blend of questions and problems at the end of each chapter.  The reason I gave the book 4 instead of 5 stars was its lack of any answers to the end of chapter exercises.  For a person such as myself doing a self-study of the book it was very frustrating not being able to know whether my answers, especially for numerical problems, were correct.Once last thing:  I thought the book was different from many of the other cosmology textbooks I've worked thru in that, while not taking a stand for or against, it was not afraid to discuss some of cosmology's implications regarding a theistic deity.  The book explains quite clearly the extreme "fine tuning" of the constants of nature we observe needed to make life possible and mentions that the universe being created by a "benevolent creator" (p307) as a philosophical (religious) reason many believe why this is so.  In the chapter titled "Did the Universe Have a Beginning" the authors explain why scientifically "... post-eternal inflation without a beginning is impossible and Past-Eternal cyclic models without a beginning are impossible also.(p330)" and that "It seems unlikely that science can disprove the existence of God."So, in conclusion, this is a great book and would make a fine addition to anyone's library who is interested in astrophysics and cosmology.

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    Great Book – BUT the spine breaks aand the it comes apart
  

*by B***M on Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2020*

This is an excellent book. Delia Perlov & Alex Vilenkin do a great job explaining what is an extremely complex subject matter is. They use numerous colored photos to help explain more detail. At the end of each chapter they included test questions. Appendix A comprises the mathematical detail of relativistic cosmology. This is a bit deep and requires previous knowledge mathematics. I first purchased this book on December 4, 2017. But the problem is the book’s spine started breaking and then the book started coming apart, see pictures. This all began after the return window had passed. Since this is a great book and I need not only need to finish but I may help me in my research. Therefore, I purchased it AGAIN on May 4th I do hope it doesn’t happen again. I gave 4-stars because the binding issue is not their fault yet they did not include any answers for the chapter questions?

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    Great book and enjoyable read
  

*by B***S on Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2018*

Great book and enjoyable read. I like the historical information, as well as the contemporary information. As well as a good solitary read, the book would also lend itself to a group read with discussion, or even as a classroom textbook. Really good tables and illustrations, and graphics, and I like that there are questions to ponder/figure out (if one is so inclined) at the end of each chapter. I must say that some of the math was beyond me, but that doesn't deter from the accessibility of the book. The book is a great reference as well, and I find myself returning to it to review certain sections. As such, in addition to the index, the table of contents is extremely well organized and comprehensive, and makes a search easy.

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