Introduction to Cosmology

This illustrated and referenced volume provides an authoritative yet concise study of cosmology. Beginning with elementary aspects, it will lead students on to more advanced concepts, including relativity, cosmic inflation, phase transitions and galaxy formation. The text comes complete with problems at the end of each chapter and will be of interest to undergraduate and graduate students of physics, astronomy and astrophysics. It will also be useful to those studying, more specifically, particle physics, nuclear physics and quantum mechanics.