ABSTRACT

Cosmology is a relatively new science, but cosmological questions are as old as mankind. Turning philosophical and metaphysical problems into problems that physics can treat, and hopefully solve, has been an achievement of the twentieth century. Modern Cosmology brings together contributions from a number of outstanding scientists currently working

chapter 3|51 pages

Cosmological models

chapter 6|8 pages

Supergravity and cosmology Renata Kallosh

chapter 14|42 pages

Gravitational lensing Philippe Jetzer