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Early Stages of the Universe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

D. W. Sciama
D. W. Sciama*
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Dept. of Astrophysics, Oxford University, Oxford, England

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When I was young theoretical cosmology was more a series of exercises in geometry than a branch of astrophysics. Moreover these exercises were based on little more than the Hubble law of red shifts and a general impression that on a large scale the Universe was roughly homogeneous and isotropic. Now all that has changed. While geometrical considerations retain their importance through the dominant role played by general relativity, cosmology has also become highly astrophysical. As a result we can now say a great deal about the early stages of the Universe. My aim is to give a brief account of our present understanding of this fascinating subject, at the same time highlighting the most important problems that remain.

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Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 3: Highlights of Astronomy. As presented at the XVth General Assembly of the IAU, 1973 , 1974 , pp. 21 - 35
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Copyright © Reidel 1974

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