INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF THE EARLY UNIVERSE Hot Big Bang Theory

INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY OF THE EARLY UNIVERSE Hot Big Bang Theory

by Dmitry S Gorbunov & Valery A Rubakov (Author)

Synopsis

This book is written from the viewpoint of a deep connection between cosmology and particle physics. It presents the results and ideas on both the homogeneous and isotropic Universe at the hot stage of its evolution and in later stages. The main chapters describe in a systematic and pedagogical way established facts and concepts on the early and the present Universe. The comprehensive treatment, hence, serves as a modern introduction to this rapidly developing field of science. To help in reading the chapters without having to constantly consult other texts, essential materials from General Relativity and the theory of elementary particles are collected in the appendices. Various hypotheses dealing with unsolved problems of cosmology, and often alternative to each other, are discussed at a more advanced level. These concern dark matter, dark energy, matter-antimatter asymmetry, etc.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 488
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing
Published: 31 Jan 2011

ISBN 10: 9814343978
ISBN 13: 9789814343978

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This set of two volumes on the early universe is a truly excellent treatise on the subject. The volumes cover both particle physics and general relativity aspects systematically and in detail. The discussion is self-contained and brings out the tremendous progress that has occurred in the last 2 3 decades. -- Abhay Ashtekar Director, Institute for Gravitation & the Cosmos, Pennsylvania State University