Modern Cosmology begins with an introduction to the smooth, homogeneous universe described by a Friedman-Robertson-Walker metric, including careful treatments of dark energy, big bang nucleosynthesis, recombination, and dark matter. From this …
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Modern Cosmology begins with an introduction to the smooth, homogeneous universe described by a Friedman-Robertson-Walker metric, including careful treatments of dark energy, big bang nucleosynthesis, recombination, and dark matter. From this …
Fundamentals of Atmospheric Physics
This text, designed for seniors and graduate students in atmospheric physics, provides a comprehensive mathematical explication of how the atmosphere operates. Subjects treated include thermodynamics of gases, atmospheric radiation, aerosol and …
Looking Into the Earth: An Introduction to Geological Geophysics
Looking into the Earth comprehensively describes the principles and applications of both "global" and "exploration" geophysics on all scales. It forms an introduction to geophysics for geologists, civil engineers, environmental scientists, and …
Chemistry of the Upper and Lower Atmosphere: Theory, Experiments, and Applications
"Chemistry of the Upper and Lower Atmosphere" provides postgraduate researchers and teachers with a uniquely detailed, comprehensive, authoritative resource. The text bridges the gap between the fundamental chemistry of the earth's atmosphere and …
Essential Relativistic Celestial Mechanics
Essential Relativistic Celestial Mechanics presents a systematic exposition of the essential questions of relativistic celestial mechanics and their relation to relativistic astrometry. The book focuses on the comparison of calculated and …
Linear Algebra with Applications, 4th ed
Designed for an introductory course in linear algebra, this text combines theory, computational techniques, and applications. Topics covered include Gauss-Jordan elimination, matrix operations, vectors, dot product, linear transformation, matrix …
Statistical Methods in the Atmospheric Sciences
Praise for the First Edition: "I recommend this book, without hesitation, as either a reference or course text...Wilks' excellent book provides a thorough base in applied statistical methods for atmospheric sciences."—BAMS (Bulletin of the …
Fusion: The Energy of the Universe
Unraveling the role of fusion in the universe has taken almost a century since Einstein's proof of the equivalence of energy and matter in 1905. The discovery that fusion reactions are responsible for the building of the light elements in the "…
Black Holes, Wormholes and Time Machines
Do you know: ??What might happen if you fall into a black hole? ??That the Universe does not have an edge? ??That the reason it gets dark at night is proof of the Big Bang? ??That cosmic particles time-travel through the atmosphere defying death? …