Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- List of Frequently used symbols
- 1 Overview
- 2 Expansion history of the Universe
- 3 Correlation function and power spectrum
- 4 Basics of cosmological perturbation theory
- 5 Observational evidence of dark energy
- 6 Cosmological constant
- 7 Dark energy as a modified form of matter I: Quintessence
- 8 Dark energy as a modified form of matter II
- 9 Dark energy as a modification of gravity
- 10 Cosmic acceleration without dark energy
- 11 Dark energy and linear cosmological perturbations
- 12 Non-linear cosmological perturbations
- 13 Statistical methods in cosmology
- 14 Future observational constraints on the nature of dark energy
- 15 Conclusion and outlook
- 16 Answers to the problems
- 17 Mathematical Appendix
- References
- Index
List of Frequently used symbols
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- List of Frequently used symbols
- 1 Overview
- 2 Expansion history of the Universe
- 3 Correlation function and power spectrum
- 4 Basics of cosmological perturbation theory
- 5 Observational evidence of dark energy
- 6 Cosmological constant
- 7 Dark energy as a modified form of matter I: Quintessence
- 8 Dark energy as a modified form of matter II
- 9 Dark energy as a modification of gravity
- 10 Cosmic acceleration without dark energy
- 11 Dark energy and linear cosmological perturbations
- 12 Non-linear cosmological perturbations
- 13 Statistical methods in cosmology
- 14 Future observational constraints on the nature of dark energy
- 15 Conclusion and outlook
- 16 Answers to the problems
- 17 Mathematical Appendix
- References
- Index
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- Dark EnergyTheory and Observations, pp. xiii - xivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010