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The Big Bang and Georges Lemaître

Proceedings of a Symposium in honour of G. Lemaître fifty years after his initiation of Big-Bang Cosmology, Louvain-Ia-Neuve, Belgium, 10–13 October 1983

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  • © 1984

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  1. A. Berger

    1. Institut d’Astronomie et de Géophysique Georges Lemaître, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique

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Table of contents (32 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxii
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  2. Cosmology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Physics and Cosmology: Some Interactions

      • W. H. McCrea
      Pages 3-22

    3. Impact of Lemaitre’s Ideas on Modern Cosmology

      • P. J. E. Peebles
      Pages 23-30

    4. Massive Neutrinos and Photinos in Cosmology and Galactic Astronomy

      • D. W. Sciama
      Pages 31-41

    5. The Primordial Nucleosynthesis

      • Jean Audouze
      Pages 43-61

    6. A Generalization of the Lemaitre Models

      • Andrzej Krasiński
      Pages 63-73

    7. Is the Universe Homogeneous on a Large Scale?

      • Bahram Mashhoon
      Pages 75-81

    8. Vacuum Inhomogeneous Cosmological Models

      • J.-L. Hanquin
      Pages 83-92

    9. The Significance of Newtonian Cosmology

      • D. Galletto, B. Barberis
      Pages 93-102

    10. Numerical Simulation of Evolution of a Multi-Dimensional Higgs Field in the New Inflationary Scenario

      • Katsuhiko Sato, Hideo Kodama
      Pages 103-112

    11. Primordial Nucleosynthesis and Nuclear Reaction Rates Uncertainties

      • P. Delbourgo-Salvador, E. Vangioni-Flam, G. Malinie, J. Audouze
      Pages 113-122

    12. Time and Singularity

      • Jacques Demaret, Mark J. Gotay
      Pages 123-131

    13. Quasar Energy from Frozen Fusion Via Massive Neutrinos?

      • J. Steyaert
      Pages 133-138

    14. Estimation of Galactic Masses Using the Zero Energy-Momentum Cosmological Principle

      • D. K. Callebaut, N. Van den Bergh, P. Wils
      Pages 139-148

  3. Celestial Mechanics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. Dynamics of Orbiting Dust under Radiation Pressure

      • Andre Deprit
      Pages 151-180

    3. Non Gravitational Forces in the Evolution of the Solar System

      • J. Kovalevsky
      Pages 181-194

    4. Generalizations of the Restricted Problem of Three Bodies

      • Victor Szebehely, Arthur L. Whipple
      Pages 195-205

    5. Secular Perturbations of Asteroids with Commensurable Mean Motions

      • Yoshihide Kozai
      Pages 207-215
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ix Fully aware of the work accomplished by Mgr. Lemattre, His Majesty King Baudouin enhanced this occasion by placing it under His High Patronage. His Holiness the Pope Jean-Paul II accepted to testify his paternel solicitude for the work of the scientists participating in the symposium. The President of the pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Director of the Vatican Observatory transmitted their fervent wishes for the full success of the symposium. Numerous other eminent people graced the ceremony with their patronage. The academic opening, the addresses of which are pub*lished by the Revue des Questions Scientifiques de Bruxelles , was presided over by Mgr. E. Massaux, Rector of the Catholic University of Louvain who spoke about Lemattre, the University professor. Professor Ch. de Duve, Nobel Prize winner in Medicine, called to mind the role of Lemattre as President of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences; the Emeritus Professor O. Godart, founder of the Institute, recalled the life and work of Mgr. Lemattre; Professor A. Deprit, Senior Mathematician at the National Bureau of Standards, spoke about Lemattre' s work in celestial mechanics and his keen interest for computers; Professor J. Peebles, Professor of Physics at Princeton University, summarized the fundamental contributions of Lemattre to modern cosmology. The attendance of more than three hundred people was enhanced by the presence of Mgr. A. Pedroni, Papal Nuncio, Mr Ph. Maystadt, Minister of Research Policy, Mr E. Knoops, Secretary of State, Mr Y. de Wasseige, Senator, Professor E.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Institut d’Astronomie et de Géophysique Georges Lemaître, Université Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgique

    A. Berger

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Big Bang and Georges Lemaître

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of a Symposium in honour of G. Lemaître fifty years after his initiation of Big-Bang Cosmology, Louvain-Ia-Neuve, Belgium, 10–13 October 1983

  • Editors: A. Berger

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-6487-7

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: D. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, Holland 1984

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-1848-8Published: 30 November 1984

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-009-6489-1Published: 19 October 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-6487-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXII, 420

  • Topics: Astrophysics and Astroparticles

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