Preface |
The smooth universe / Part 1: |
Introducing the universe / 1: |
Introduction / 1.1: |
Existence of large scale structures / 1.2: |
Stars / 1.3: |
Galaxies / 1.4: |
Models for galaxies / 1.5: |
Distribution of matter / 1.6: |
Expansion of the universe / 1.7: |
Quasars / 1.8: |
Radiation in the universe / 1.9: |
Determination of extragalactic distances / 1.10: |
Age of various structures / 1.11: |
Exercises |
The Friedmann model / 2: |
Kinematic properties of the Friedmann universe / 2.1: |
Dynamics of the Friedmann model / 2.4: |
Radiative processes in the expanding universe / 2.5: |
The Hubble radius / 2.6: |
Thermal history of the universe / 3: |
Distribution functions in the early universe / 3.1: |
Relic background of relativistic particles / 3.3: |
Relic background of wimps / 3.4: |
Synthesis of light nuclei / 3.5: |
Decoupling of matter and radiation / 3.6: |
The clumpy universe / Part 2: |
Linear theory of perturbations / 4: |
Suppression and growth of inhomogeneities / 4.1: |
The linear perturbation theory / 4.3: |
Gravitational instability in the relativistic case / 4.4: |
Solutions to the Newtonian perturbation equation / 4.5: |
Dissipation in dark matter and baryons / 4.6: |
The processed final spectrum / 4.7: |
Statistical properties / 5: |
Probability functionals / 5.1: |
Gaussian probability functional / 5.3: |
Spatial averages and filter functions / 5.4: |
Normalization of the fluctuation spectrum / 5.5: |
The time evolution of the correlation function / 5.6: |
Correlation of high density regions / 5.7: |
Mass functions / 5.8: |
Microwave background radiation / 6: |
Processes leading to distortions in the MBR / 6.1: |
Propagation of light in a perturbed universe / 6.3: |
Anisotropy due to variations in the potential / 6.4: |
Anisotropies due to peculiar velocities / 6.5: |
Intrinsic anisotropies / 6.6: |
Damping of the anisotropies / 6.7: |
Spectral distortions due to the ionized gas / 6.8: |
Velocity fields / 7: |
Large scale velocity fields / 7.1: |
Theoretical constraints on peculiar velocities / 7.3: |
Towards a more complete picture / Part 3: |
The nonlinear evolution / 8: |
Spherical model for the nonlinear collapse / 8.1: |
Scaling laws / 8.3: |
The masses of galaxies / 8.4: |
Zeldovich approximation / 8.5: |
The adhesion model / 8.6: |
The angular momentum of galaxies / 8.7: |
Formation of disc galaxies / 8.8: |
Formation of elliptical galaxies / 8.9: |
Nonlinear evolution using N-body simulations / 8.10: |
High redshift objects / 9: |
Primeval galaxies / 9.1: |
Quasars and galaxy formation / 9.3: |
Absorption spectra of quasars / 9.4: |
High redshift radio galaxies / 9.5: |
The origin of perturbations / 10: |
The concept of inflation / 10.1: |
The epicycles of inflation / 10.3: |
Origin of density perturbations / 10.4: |
Cosmic strings / 10.5: |
Dark matter / 11: |
Observational evidence for dark matter / 11.1: |
Nature of dark matter / 11.3: |
Massive neutrinos / 11.4: |
Axions / 11.5: |
Cosmological constant as dark matter / 11.6: |
Epilogue / 12: |
Structure formation - an appraisal / 12.1: |
Aspects of general relativity / Appendix A: |
Aspects of field theory / Appendix B: |
COBE results and implications / Appendix C: |
Notes and references |
Some useful numbers |
Index |
Preface |
The smooth universe / Part 1: |
Introducing the universe / 1: |