The Encyclopedia of Cosmology (In 4 Volumes) (World Scientific Series in Astrophysics)

It will be a truly unique publication, unlike anything any of us have seen or known of in existence today. The electronic version will also reflect constant updates of the material. From the Inside Flap The Encyclopedia of Cosmology is a new and exciting project which will be a major, long-lasting, seminal reference (a set of five major volumes) at the graduate student level, laid out by the most prominent, respected researchers in the general field of Cosmology. These volumes will be a comprehensive review of the most important concepts and current status in the field of Cosmology of the Universe, covering both theory and observation, on topics including Cosmic Inflation, Galaxy Formation and Evolution, Dark Matter, Dark Energy, and Numerical Simulations in Cosmology. . One of the most exciting parts of the encyclopedia is that it will exist in both print and, more importantly, electronic forms, perhaps even with some level of intera

Giovanni Fazio from Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, with an advisory board comprised of renowned scientists: Lars Hernquist and Abraham Loeb (Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), and Christopher McKee (UC Berkeley). These volumes will be a comprehensive review of the most important concepts and current status in the field of Cosmology of the Universe, covering both theory and observation. It will be a truly unique publication, unlike anything any of us have seen or known of in existence today. Readership: Graduate students and researchers interested in cosmology and astrophysics.. One of the most exciting parts of the encyclopedia is that it will exist in both print and, more importantly, electronic forms, perhaps even with some level of interactivity with material such as expanded explanations, movie clips, dynamic pictures, examples of on-line computation, etc. This comprehensive encyclopedia is edited by Dr. The electronic version will also reflect constant updates of the material. Each volume is authored/edited by a specialist in the area: Galaxy Formation and Evolution by Rennan Barkana (Tel Aviv University), Numerical Simulations in Cosmology edited by Kentaro Nagamine (Osaka University / University of Nevada), Dark Energy edited by Shinji Tsujikawa (Tokyo University of Science), an