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The Early Universe and the Cosmic Microwave Background: Theory and Observations

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2003

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Editors:
  1. Norma G. Sànchez

    1. LERMA, Observatoire de Paris, Paris, France

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  2. Yuri N. Parijskij

    1. Special Astrophysical Observatory, Karachai-Cherkess Republic, Russia

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Part of the book series: NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry (NAII, volume 130)

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Table of contents (23 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. The Early Universe

    1. Front Matter

      Pages xxv-xxv
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    2. Early Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

      • H. J. de Vega
      Pages 1-17

    3. Advances in String Theory in Curved Backgrounds: A Synthesis Report

      • Norma. G. Sanchez
      Pages 19-37

    4. Information from the Beginning

      • Craig J. Hogan
      Pages 39-46

    5. The Interior of Black Holes and their Astrophysics

      • I. V. Artemova, I. D. Novikov
      Pages 47-63

    6. Primordial magnetic fields from cosmological phase transitions

      • D. Boyanovsky, H. J. de Vega, M. Simionato
      Pages 65-100

    7. Magnetogenesis, Variation of Gauge Couplings and Inflation

      • Massimo Giovannini
      Pages 101-125

  3. The Cosmic Microwave Background

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 127-127
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    2. Window to the Very Early Universe and some problems of “ μK Astrophysics”

      • Yu. N. Parijskij
      Pages 129-139

    3. Cosmological Parameters from Microwave Background Anisotropies and Galaxy Clustering

      • Alessandro Melchiorri, Joseph Silk
      Pages 141-158

    4. Topology of the Universe and the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

      • Marek Demiański
      Pages 159-175

    5. Missing Parameters in the CMB Physics

      • Pavel D. Naselsky
      Pages 177-200

    6. Cosmology with the S-Z Effect

      • Yoel Rephaeli
      Pages 201-215

  4. Large Scale Structure, Dark Matter

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 217-217
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    2. The Wave Mechanics of Large-Scale Structure

      • Peter Coles
      Pages 219-236

    3. Statistical Properties of Cosmological Fluctuations

      • Peter Coles
      Pages 237-262

    4. Initial Conditions, Discreteness and Non-Linear Structure Formation in Cosmology

      • Francesco Sylos Labini, Thierry Baertschiger, Andrea Gabrielli, Michael Joyce
      Pages 263-290

    5. Statistical Mechanics of the Self-Gravitating Gas: Thermodynamic Limit, Phase Diagrams And Fractal Structures

      • H. J. de Vega, N. Sánchez
      Pages 291-323

    6. Statistical Mechanics and Galaxy Clustering

      • William C. Saslaw
      Pages 325-348
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The goal of the Daniel Chalonge School on Astrofundamental Physics is to contribute to a theory of the universe (and particularly of the early universe) up to the marks, and at the scientific height of, the unprecedented accuracy, existent and expected, in the observational data. The impressive development of modern cosmology during the last decades is to a large extent due to its unification with elementary particle physics and quantum field theory. The cross-section between these fields has been increasing setting up Astrofundamental Physics. The early universe is an exceptional (theoretical and experimental) laboratory in this new discipline. This NATO Advanced Study Institute provided an up dated understanding, from a fundamental physics and deep point of view, of the progress and key issues in the early universe and the cosmic microwave background: theory and observations. The genuine interplay with large scale structure formation and dark matter problem were discussed. The central focus was placed on the cosmic microwave background. Emphasis was given to the precise inter-relation between fundamental physics and cosmology in these problems, both at the theoretical and experimental/observational levels, within a deep and well defined programme which provided in addition, a careful interdisciplinarity. Special sessions were devoted to high energy cosmic rays, neutrinos in astrophysics, and high energy astrophysics. Deep understanding, clarification, synthesis, careful interdisciplinarity within a fundamental physics framework, were the main goals of the course.

Editors and Affiliations

  • LERMA, Observatoire de Paris, Paris, France

    Norma G. Sànchez

  • Special Astrophysical Observatory, Karachai-Cherkess Republic, Russia

    Yuri N. Parijskij

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