Introduction to the theory of the early universe
Subtitle: hot big bang theory
By: Valery A. Rubakov (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia & Moscow State University, Russia), Dmitry S. Gorbunov (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: WSPC; World Scientific Publishing Company; World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 577
ISBN-13: 9789813209879; 9789813209886
Subjects: Expanding universe; Big bang theory
Other titles: Hot big bang theory
Work titles: Vvedenie v teorii︠u︡ ranneĭ Vselennoĭ
Description: This book is written from the viewpoint that a deep connection exists 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. Particle physics and cosmology underwent rapid development between the first and the second editions of this book. In the second edition, many chapters and sections have been revised, and numerical values of particle physics and cosmological parameters have been updated. --
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 557-568) and index.
Table of contents: title: Cosmology : a preview; title: Homogeneous isotropic universe; title: Dynamics of cosmological expansion; title: : cosmological model with dark matter and dark energy; title: Thermodynamics in expanding universe; title: Recombination; title: Relic neutrinos; title: Big bang nucleosynthesis; title: Dark matter; title: Phase transitions in the early universe; title: Generation of baryon asymmetry; title: Topological defects and solitons in the universe; title: Appendix A : elements of general relativity; title: Appendix B : standard model of particle physics; title: Appendix C : neutrino oscillations; title: Appendix D : quantum field theory at finite temperature.