The Early Universe

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVII

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2. The Standard Big-Bang Model

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Cosmological Models

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      Pages 3-27

   3. Facts — Observations of Cosmological Significance

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      Pages 29-139

   4. Thermodynamics of the Early Universe in the Classical Hot Big-Bang Picture

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      Pages 141-173

   5. Can the Standard Model Be Verified Experimentally?

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      Pages 175-200

3. Particle Physics and Cosmology

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      Pages 201-201

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   2. Gauge Theories and the Standard Model

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      Pages 203-239

   3. Grand Unification Schemes

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      Pages 241-304

   4. Relic Particles from the Early Universe

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      Pages 305-338

   5. Baryon Synthesis

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      Pages 339-356

   6. The Inflationary Universe

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      Pages 357-395

4. Dark Matter and Galaxy Formation

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      Pages 397-398

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   2. Typical Scales — From Observation and Theory

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      Pages 399-429

   3. The Evolution of Small Perturbations

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      Pages 431-491

   4. Non-linear Structure Formation

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      Pages 493-549

5. Back Matter

   Pages 551-593

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Fourteen years is a long time, and especially in the field of cosmology new observational results and new theoretical ideas seem to appear at a steadily increasing rate. It is achallenge to try to review the current status, to give a reasonably fair account of new developments, and not to increase the size of the book out of all proportion. So this fourth edition is practically a new book, with many chapters and sections newly written, not just updated. I have kept the original layout of the book with three parts concerned with (I) the standard model, (II) some basic implications of quantum field theory, and (III) quest ions of structure formation. I have given special emphasis to the new observations of the anisotropies of the cosmic microwave background, and attempted to explain their importance for cosmology as well as for structure formation models. There have also been improved measurements in almost every cosmologically relevant field, from the Rubble constant to element abundances and galaxy distribution statistics. Quite surprisingly, the standard cosmological models can still accommodate all these new obser­ vations.

• Baryon
• Cosmology
• Dark matter
• GUT
• Inflationary Universe
• Particle Physics
• Standard Model of Cosmology
• Universe
• cosmologic models
• dark energy
• early universe
• galaxy formation
• nuclear astrophysics
• particle astrophysics
• structure formation

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• Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik, Garching, Germany

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