Best Book on Cosmological Constant Problem

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What is the best grad-level book on the cosmological constant problem that introduces quantum field theory, astro-particle physics, inflation, and cosmology?
 
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http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/lrr-2001-1/" had a good introduction to some of the issues behind the cosmological constant problem. Its well referenced so you can branch out from there. It's not a heavy article though so will not satisfy your requirements too well.

Perhaps http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/052182849X/?tag=pfamazon01-20 is a good starting place for inflationary cosmology? Though it does emphasise, as the name suggests, pertrubations/CMB/etc side of things. Has introductions to field theory in a cosmological setting?

Alse check out Linde's review (somewhere on arxiv, though getting outdated?) on inflationary cosmology. He has a few.
http://arxiv.org/abs/0705.0164
http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0503203
http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0503195

Sorry if it's not what your were looking for.
 
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Thank you for these resources.
LithiumHelios said:
http://relativity.livingreviews.org/Articles/lrr-2001-1/" is a good starting place for inflationary cosmology? Though it does emphasise, as the name suggests, pertrubations/CMB/etc side of things. Has introductions to field theory in a cosmological setting?

LithiumHelios said:
Alse check out Linde's review (somewhere on arxiv, though getting outdated?) on inflationary cosmology. He has a few.
http://arxiv.org/abs/0705.0164
http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0503203
http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0503195

Sorry if it's not what your were looking for.
Not an over-emphasize on inflation. Basically, I am looking for a quantum-oriented book on cosmology, and Liddle & Lyth seems to be the best out of what you have mentioned. Thank you, though
 
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weinbergs book on cosmology?

Physical Foundations of Cosmology by Mukhanov ?