Confrontation of Cosmological Theories with Observational Data

Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Observational Foundations for Assumptions in Cosmology....Pages 3-11
Intergalactic Gas....Pages 13-30
Confrontation of Lemaître Models and the Cosmological Constant with Observations....Pages 31-46
The Hubble Constant and the Deceleration Parameter....Pages 47-59
Evidence for Non-Velocity Redshifts....Pages 61-67
Back Matter....Pages 69-75
Front Matter....Pages 77-77
Superclustering of Galaxies....Pages 79-92
The Counts of Radio Sources....Pages 93-109
Radio Source Counts at Centimetre Wavelengths....Pages 111-119
Observational Foundations of Inhomogeneous Universe....Pages 121-128
Field Galaxies and Cluster Galaxies: Abundances of Morphological Types and Corresponding Luminosity Functions....Pages 129-140
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
Energy Density of the Relic Radiation....Pages 143-155
Large Scale Anisotropy of the Cosmic Microwave Background....Pages 157-162
Fine-Scale Anisotropy of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation....Pages 163-166
The Thermal History of the Universe and the Spectrum of Relic Radiation....Pages 167-173
The Spectrum of Density Perturbations in an Expanding Universe....Pages 175-193
Cosmological Synthesis of the Elements....Pages 195-210
Front Matter....Pages 211-211
The Formation of Galaxies in Friedmannian Universes....Pages 213-225
Whirl Theory of the Origin of Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies....Pages 227-240
Generation of Sound from Primordial Cosmic Turbulence....Pages 241-243
Back Matter....Pages 245-257
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
General Solutions of the Equations of General Relativity Near Singularities....Pages 261-261
Front Matter....Pages 259-259
Singularities in Cosmology....Pages 263-272
Isotropization of Homogeneous Cosmological Models....Pages 273-282
The Anisotropy of the Universe at Large Times....Pages 283-286
General Discussion and Short Contribution....Pages 287-289
Large Number Coincidences and the Anthropic Principle in Cosmology....Pages 291-298
Low Frequency Gravitational Waves in Cosmology....Pages 299-315
Front Matter....Pages 317-317
Quantum Descriptions of Singularities Leading to Pair Creation....Pages 319-327
Creation of Particles in Cosmology....Pages 329-333
Baryon Symmetric Big Bang Cosmology....Pages 335-339
The Low Density Symmetric Cosmology....Pages 341-345
Confrontation of Antimatter Cosmologies with Observational Data....Pages 347-356
Back Matter....Pages 357-382