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- Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University of Cologne
- Presents important advances in connecting cosmological scenarios to the Standard Model of particle physics
- Of special value to newcomers due to its clear introductions to all the relevant cosmology, particle physics, and mathematical methods
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The model of non-minimal Higgs inflation is also used in a quantum cosmological context to predict initial conditions for inflation. These results can in turn be tested by the detection of primordial gravitational waves.
The presentation includes all introductory material about cosmology and the Standard Model that is essential for the further understanding. It also provides an introduction to the mathematical methods used to calculate the effective action by heat kernel methods.
Authors and Affiliations
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Nottingham, United Kingdom
Christian Friedrich Steinwachs
About the author
465 Valley Road
NG5 1HZ Nottingham, UK
christian.steinwachs@nottingham.ac.uk
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Non-minimal Higgs Inflation and Frame Dependence in Cosmology
Authors: Christian Friedrich Steinwachs
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01842-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-01841-6Published: 18 November 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-37641-7Published: 27 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-01842-3Published: 30 October 2013
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 279
Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 21 illustrations in colour
Topics: Cosmology, Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics