Astrophysics and Cosmology after Gamow

The Gamow Memorial International Conference was held in Odessa, Ukraine in August 2004. The conference was dedicated to 100th anniversary of George Gamow, one of the most prominent scientists of the twentieth century. His major scientific achievements include the development of the alpha and beta decay theory and the Big Bang theory of the expanding universe. The conference covered key topics including cosmology and gravitation; large-scale structure of the universe; gravitational lenses in the universe. This volume provides a useful source of reference for graduates and researchers in astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology.Zhuk, A. is the author of 'Astrophysics and Cosmology after Gamow', published 2005 under ISBN 9781904868385 and ISBN 190486838X.