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The Beginning and Evolution of the Universe
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The Beginning and Evolution of the Universe

Bharat Ratra and Michael S Vogeley
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, v 120(865), pp 235-265
11 Jun 2007
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https://doi.org/10.1086/529495View
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Publ.Astron.Soc.Pac.120:235-265,2008 We review the current standard model for the evolution of the Universe from an early inflationary epoch to the complex hierarchy of structure seen today. We summarize and provide key references for the following topics: observations of the expanding Universe; the hot early Universe and nucleosynthesis; theory and observations of the cosmic microwave background; Big Bang cosmology; inflation; dark matter and dark energy; theory of structure formation; the cold dark matter model; galaxy formation; cosmological simulations; observations of galaxies, clusters, and quasars; statistical measures of large-scale structure; and measurement of cosmological parameters. We conclude with discussion of some open questions in cosmology. This review is designed to provide a graduate student or other new worker in the field an introduction to the cosmological literature.

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