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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Börner, G. (Gerhard), 1941-
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2003.
Edition:Fourth edition.
Series:Astronomy and astrophysics library.
Subjects:
Physics.
Mathematical physics.
Nuclear physics.
Quantum theory.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the Contents: The Cosmological Models
  • Facts
  • Observations of Cosmological Significance
  • Thermodynamics of the Early Universe in the Classical Hot-Big-Bang Picture
  • Can the Standard Model be Verified Experimentally?- Gauge Theories and the Standard Model
  • Grand Unification Schemes
  • Relic Particles from the Early Universe
  • Baryon Synthesis
  • The Inflationary Universe
  • Typical Scales
  • From Observation and Theory
  • The Evolution of Small Perturbations
  • Nonlinear Structure Formation
  • Appendix: The Gauge-Invariant Theory of Perturbations.