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branches:cosmology [2017/11/05 17:14]
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branches:cosmology [2018/03/17 10:21]
jakobadmin [Layman]
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-Explanations in this section should contain no formulas, but instead colloquial things like you would hear them during a coffee break or at a cocktail party. +
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 +  * [[https://​arxiv.org/​abs/​1712.10315|The expanding universe]] by Markus Pössel; "An introduction to the physics and mathematics of the expanding universe, using no more than high-school level / undergraduate mathematics. "
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 +**Recommended Textbooks:​**
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 +  * The best introductions are Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology by Ta-Pei Cheng and 
 +  * The Early Universe by Edward Kolb and Michael S. Turner
 +  * Edward R. Harrison, Cosmology, the Science of the Universe
 +  * M. Berry, Cosmology and Gravitation
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 +  * Another nice introduction to the CMB and related effects is [[https://​www.physicsforums.com/​insights/​poor-mans-cmb-primer-part-0-orientation/​|A Poor Man’s CMB Primer]] and [[http://​www.quantumfieldtheory.info/​CMB.pdf|Student Friendly Guide to the Cosmic Microwave Background]] by Robert D. Klauber ​
  
-  * The best introductions are Relativity, Gravitation and Cosmology by Ta-Pei Cheng and The Early Universe by Edward Kolb and Michael S. Turner 
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-Another nice introduction to the CMB and related effects is [[https://​www.physicsforums.com/​insights/​poor-mans-cmb-primer-part-0-orientation/​|A Poor Man’s CMB Primer]] 
  
  
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-<note tip> +**Recommended Books:** 
-The motto in this section is//the higher the level of abstraction,​ the better//. + 
-</​note>​+  * John A. Peacock, Cosmological Physics
  
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 +Many questions that frequently pop up in cosmology are answered [[https://​preposterousuniverse.com/​cosmologyprimer/​faq.html|here]] and [[http://​astro.utoronto.ca/​~cczhu/​ZhuQual.pdf|here]]
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