The Early Universe [E-Book] : Facts and Fiction / by Gerhard Börner.
This fourth edition of Börner's "The Early Universe" is practically a new book, not just an updated version. In particular, to meet the wishes of many readers, it is now organized so as to make it more useful as a textbook. Problem sections are also added. In the center are the connec...
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Personal Name(s): | Börner, Gerhard, author |
Edition: |
Fourth Edition. |
Imprint: |
Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer,
2003
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Physical Description: |
XVII, 593 p. online resource. |
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englisch |
ISBN: |
9783662052679 |
DOI: |
10.1007/978-3-662-05267-9 |
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Astronomy and Astrophysics Library
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- I. The Standard Big-Bang Model
- 1. The Cosmological Models
- 2. Facts — Observations of Cosmological Significance
- 3. Thermodynamics of the Early Universe in the Classical Hot Big-Bang Picture
- 4. Can the Standard Model Be Verified Experimentally?
- II. Particle Physics and Cosmology
- 5. Gauge Theories and the Standard Model
- 6. Grand Unification Schemes
- 7. Relic Particles from the Early Universe
- 8. Baryon Synthesis
- 9. The Inflationary Universe
- III. Dark Matter and Galaxy Formation
- 10. Typical Scales — From Observation and Theory
- 11. The Evolution of Small Perturbations
- 12. Non-linear Structure Formation
- A. The Gauge-Invariant Theory of Perturbations
- A.1 The “3+1” Formalism
- A.1.1 Unperturbed Solutions
- A.1.2 Small Perturbations
- A.3 Gauge-Invariant Variables
- A.4 Linearized Einstein Equations for Gauge-Invariant Variables
- A.5 The General Solution
- B. Recent Developments First Year Results from WMAP
- B.1 Temperature Anisotropies
- B.2 Polarization Signal
- References.