The Large-Scale Structure of the Universe

by Phillip James Edwin Peebles and P.J.E. Peebles

Book Overview

From the Nobel Prize-winning physicist

Opinions on the large-scale structure of the early universe range widely from primeval chaos to a well-ordered mass distribution. P. J. E. Peebles argues that the evolution proceeded from a nearly uniform initial state to a progressively more irregular and clumpy universe. The discussion centers on the largest known structures, the clusters of galaxies, the empirical evidence of the nature of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691082405
• ISBN13: 9780691082400
• Release Date: November 1980
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.0"