The Early UniverseThe Early Universe has become the standard reference on forefront topics in cosmology, particularly to the early history of the Universe. Subjects covered include primordial nubleosynthesis, baryogenesis, phases transitions, inflation, dark matter, and galaxy formation, relics such as axions, neutrinos and monopoles, and speculations about the Universe at the Planck time. The book includes more than ninety figures as well as a five-page update discussing recent developments such as the COBE results. |
Contents
Lecture Notes Vol II in preparation | |
ROBERTSONWALKER METRIC | |
BIGBANG NUCLEOSYNTHESIS | |
THERMODYNAMICS IN THE EXPANDING UNIVERSE | |
P W Anderson Basic Notions of Condensed Matter Physics 1983 | |
BARYOGENESIS | |
INFLATION | |
STRUCTURE FORMATION | |
AXIONS | |
35 J Schwinger Quantum Kinematics and Dynamics 1970 | |
TOWARD THE PLANCK EPOCH | |
FINALE | |
APPENDIX | |
R N Cahn SemiSimple Lie Algebras and Their Representations 1984 | |
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anisotropy annihilation astrophysical axion axion mass baryogenesis baryon asymmetry baryon number Boltzmann equation clusters CMBR cold dark matter comoving volume constant cosmic strings cosmological coupling CP violation cross section curvature decay decoupling decreases density perturbations determined domain walls dominated E. W. Kolb early Universe electroweak energy density entropy epoch evolution expansion rate exponentially fermion fluctuations flux function galaxies gravitational horizon Hubble inflation inflationary inhomogeneities initial interactions isocurvature lepton Lett limit loop M. S. Turner magnetic monopoles mass density massive matter-dominated metric modes neutrino neutrino species neutron Nucl nucleon number density observed particle species phase transition photons Phys physical potential predicted present primordial nucleosynthesis processes produced quantum quark radiation radius ratio red shift reheating relativistic scalar field scenario shown in Fig solution space spatial spectrum sphaleron standard cosmology stars structure formation temperature theory vacuum energy X bosons