Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg, Germany
- Offers a consistent and testable picture of the origin of the hot early universe
- Presents a detailed and time-resolved description of the reheating process after inflation
- Includes an extensive introduction to early universe cosmology, accessible to non-specialists
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
Access this book
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
Table of contents (9 chapters)
Keywords
About this book
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The B−L Phase Transition
Book Subtitle: Implications for Cosmology and Neutrinos
Authors: Kai Schmitz
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00963-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-00962-9Published: 14 November 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37686-8Published: 27 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-00963-6Published: 30 October 2013
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 221
Number of Illustrations: 9 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cosmology, Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Quantum Field Theories, String Theory, Astrophysics and Astroparticles