Structure Formation in the Universe

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Understanding the way in which large-scale structures like galaxies form remains the most challenging problem in cosmology today. This text provides an up-to-date and pedagogical introduction to this exciting area of research. Part 1 deals with the Friedmann model, the thermal history of the universe, and includes a description of observed structures in the universe. Part 2 describes the theory of gravitational instability in the linear regime, and the statistics of density fields. This part also includes chapters on the microwave background radiation and large scale velocity fields. Part 3 of the book covers nonlinear instability, high redshift objects, inflation, cosmic strings and dark matter. Each chapter is accompanied by a comprehensive set of exercises to help the reader in self-study.

The book will be of interest to research and graduate students in cosmology, relativity, theoretical physics, astrophysics and astronomy. It is also suitable for use as a graduate textbook for introductory graduate level courses.

The diagram on the cover shows the distribution of galaxies in the universe around us. It is derived from a density plot out to 325 million light years using the QDOT (QMW -- Durham -- Oxford -- Toronto) all-sky redshift survey of galaxies detected by the IRAS satellite. The Local Supercluster (including our own Milky Way) lies near the centre of the plot with A1367, Coma, A2197/2199 and Hercules joining together to form part of the Great Wall in the Northern Hemisphere, with Hercules along the top right limb. Joined to this huge structure with a bridge of galaxies passing through the galactic plane are Perseus -- Pisces and N1600. Other newly detected superclusters(S3, S6) are shown at the foot of the diagram, below the Perseus -- Pisces trunk. The Pavo -- Indus structure seems to be floating to the immediate right of the lower trunk. Shapley''s supercluster is floating immediately above it with the Hydra -- Centaurus cluster extending from the mai

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'Padmanabhan has written an invaluable exposition from first physical principles of almost all the things that a new graduate student embarking upon research in theoretical cosmology needs to know ... A unique feature, for a book at this level, is the extensive collection of advanced problems at the end of each chapter ... Overall, I found Padmanabhan's book to be an extremely useful working text that covers most of the topics at the research frontier.' Prof. John Barrow, Times Higher Educational Supplement 'This highly readable book gives an excellent exposition of the ideas and methods required up to now, to carry through the programme of modelling structure formation in the universe ... the main points and the key ideas are presented in a form that should not date rapidly. The author is to be congratulated on achieving this difficult task.' Classical and Quantum Gravity,Vol 12:9 ' ... destined to become a classic of its kind.' New Scientist

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Preface	p. xiii
The smooth universe	p. 1
Introducing the universe	p. 3
Introduction	p. 3
Existence of large scale structures	p. 3
Stars	p. 8
Galaxies	p. 15
Models for galaxies	p. 20
Distribution of matter	p. 25
Expansion of the universe	p. 28
Quasars	p. 31
Radiation in the universe	p. 34
Determination of extragalactic distances	p. 37
Age of various structures	p. 40
Exercises	p. 42
The Friedmann model	p. 49
Introduction	p. 49
The Friedmann model	p. 49
Kinematic properties of the Friedmann universe	p. 54
Dynamics of the Friedmann model	p. 59
Radiative processes in the expanding universe	p. 70
The Hubble radius	p. 73
Exercises	p. 76
Thermal history of the universe	p. 82
Introduction	p. 82
Distribution functions in the early universe	p. 82
Relic background of relativistic particles	p. 90
Relic background of wimps	p. 96
Synthesis of light nuclei	p. 101
Decoupling of matter and radiation	p. 108
Exercises	p. 118
The clumpy universe	p. 123
Linear theory of perturbations	p. 125
Introduction	p. 125
Suppression and growth of inhomogeneities	p. 125
The linear perturbation theory	p. 136
Gravitational instability in the relativistic case	p. 149
Solutions to the Newtonian perturbation equation	p. 160
Dissipation in dark matter and baryons	p. 167
The processed final spectrum	p. 173
Exercises	p. 179
Statistical properties	p. 186
Introduction	p. 186
Probability functionals	p. 186
Gaussian probability functional	p. 189
Spatial averages and filter functions	p. 194
Normalization of the fluctuation spectrum	p. 200
The time evolution of the correlation function	p. 203
Correlation of high density regions	p. 206
Mass functions	p. 210
Exercises	p. 214
Microwave background radiation	p. 217
Introduction	p. 217
Processes leading to distortions in the MBR	p. 217
Propagation of light in a perturbed universe	p. 222
Anisotropy due to variations in the potential	p. 228
Anisotropies due to peculiar velocities	p. 231
Intrinsic anisotropies	p. 233
Damping of the anisotropies	p. 237
Spectral distortions due to the ionized gas	p. 239
Exercises	p. 245
Velocity fields	p. 248
Introduction	p. 248
Large scale velocity fields	p. 248
Theoretical constraints on peculiar velocities	p. 261
Exercises	p. 267
Towards a more complete picture	p. 271
The nonlinear evolution	p. 273
Introduction	p. 273
Spherical model for the nonlinear collapse	p. 273
Scaling laws	p. 285
The masses of galaxies	p. 287
Zeldovich approximation	p. 294
The adhesion model	p. 299
The angular momentum of galaxies	p. 305
Formation of disc galaxies	p. 307
Formation of elliptical galaxies	p. 310
Nonlinear evolution using N-body simulations	p. 313
Exercises	p. 320
High redshift objects	p. 325
Introduction	p. 325
Primeval galaxies	p. 325
Quasars and galaxy formation	p. 331
Absorption spectra of quasars	p. 339
High redshift radio galaxies	p. 349
Exercises	p. 352
The origin of perturbations	p. 353
Introduction	p. 353
The concept of inflation	p. 353
The epicycles of inflation	p. 360
Origin of density perturbations	p. 364
Cosmic strings	p. 373
Exercises	p. 377
Dark matter	p. 382
Introduction	p. 382
Observational evidence for dark matter	p. 382
Nature of dark matter	p. 395
Massive neutrinos	p. 401
Axions	p. 404
Cosmological constant as dark matter	p. 407
Exercises	p. 410
Epilogue	p. 415
Introduction	p. 415
Structure formation - an appraisal	p. 415
Aspects of general relativity	p. 423
Aspects of field theory	p. 439
COBE results and implications	p. 445
Notes and references	p. 451
Some useful numbers	p. 474
Index	p. 475
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