On the Topology and Future Stability of the Universe

by Hans Ringstrom

The standard starting point in cosmology is the cosmological principle; the assumption that the universe is spatially homogeneous and isotropic. After imposing this assumption, the only freedom left, as far as the geometry is concerned, is the choice of one out of three permissible spatial geometries, and one scalar function of time. Combining the cosmological principle with an appropriate description of the matter leads to the standard models. It...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199680299
• ISBN13: 9780199680290
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 768 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.1" x 9.3"