Introduction to the theory of the early universe
Subtitle: hot big bang theory
By: Dmitry S. Gorbunov, Valery A. Rubakov
Contributors: Rubakov, V. A.
Publisher: World Scientific; World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Singapore; Hackensack, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 473
ISBN-13: 9789814343978; 9789814322249
Subjects: Expanding universe; Big bang theory
Work titles: Vvedenie v teorii͡u ranneĭ Vselennoĭ
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 463-470) and index.