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Table of contents (87 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Invited Reviews
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Front Matter
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Keywords
About this book
The meeting attracted a large number - over 250 - of astronomers, reflecting the strong interest engendered by the great advances in cosmology made in recent years. There is still a multitude of unresolved problems in modern cosmology and the symposium offered a wonderful occasion to examine them objectively, at a place where many leading workers in related fields gathered together.
After the introduction by IAU President L. Woltjer and the historical background by Vice Present Virginia Trimble, the volume begins with reviews of the cosmic microwave radiation from COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer). Reviews of recent observations then extend from radio to infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays and gamma-rays. It is followed by theoretical models for the Big Bang and Inflation, and alternative views to the Big Bang. Following a discourse on Probes and Future Tests, the meeting ended with a Panel Discussion on `Major Unsolved Problems of Cosmology'. Some forty-four contributed papers - both oral and poster reports - are included after the invited talks and panel discussions.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Examining the Big Bang and Diffuse Background Radiations
Editors: Menas Kafatos, Yoji Kondo
Series Title: International Astronomical Union Symposia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0145-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: International Astronomical Union 1996
Softcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3815-4Published: 31 January 1996
eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-0145-2Published: 06 December 2012
Series ISSN: 1743-9213
Series E-ISSN: 2352-2186
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 586
Topics: Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Astronomy, Observations and Techniques, Astrophysics and Astroparticles