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The Early Universe

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  • © 1988

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Editors:
  1. W. G. Unruh

    1. Department of Physics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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  2. G. W. Semenoff

    1. Department of Physics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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Part of the book series: Nato Science Series C: (ASIC, volume 219)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. The Quantum Origin of the Universe

    • Ian Moss
    Pages 1-18

  3. Cosmology and Particle Physics

    • Michael S. Turner
    Pages 19-113

  4. Supersymmetry and the Early Universe

    • Gracida Gelmini
    Pages 115-124

  5. Relativistic Cosmology

    • John D Barrow
    Pages 125-201

  6. Yet Another Scenario for Galaxy Formation

    • P. J. E. Peebles
    Pages 203-214

  7. Non-Gaussian Fluctuations

    • Mark B. Wise
    Pages 215-238

  8. N-Body Methods and the Formation of Large-Scale Structure

    • Simon D. M. White
    Pages 239-260

  9. Numerical Relativity and Cosmology

    • Tsvi Piran
    Pages 261-282

  10. Distortions and Anisotropies of the Cosmic Background Radiation

    • J. Richard Bond
    Pages 283-334

  11. The Early Universe — An Observer’s View

    • J V Wall
    Pages 335-350

  12. Can the Solar Neutrino Problem be the First Detected Signature of Dark Matter From the Halo of our Galaxy? (Candidates for Solar Cosmions)

    • Graciela Gelmini
    Pages 351-360

  13. Detecting Cold Dark Matter Candidates

    • Andrzej K. Drukier
    Pages 361-391

  14. The Early Universe: Historical & Philosophical Perspectives

    • Stephen Toulmin
    Pages 393-411

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 413-421
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List of Participants ••. ••. •. . . . •. . ••. . . ••. ••. •. •. . . ••. •. •. . . ••. • xi I. MOSS / The Quantum Origin of the Universe ••••. •. •. •••. •••. ••• M. S. TUru~ER / Cosmology and Particle Physics •. . •••. ••. •. . •••. •• 19 G. GELMINI / Supersynunetry and the Early Universe •••. •. ••. . •. •. . 115 J. D. BARROW / Relativistic Cosmology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 P. J. E. PEEBLES / Yet Another Scenario for Galaxy Formation . ••. 203 ?:1. B. '-lISE / Non-Gaussian Fluctuations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 S. D. H. mUTE / N-body Hethods and the Formation of Large-Scale Structure • . •. . . . • . • • . • • • . . . • . . . . • • . . . • . • . . 239 • . . . • • . . . . • T. PI~~ / Numerical Relativity and Cosmology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 J. R. BOND / Distortions and Anisotropies of the Cosmic Background Radiation •. •. . . ••. ••. •••. ••••. . ••. . •••••. •• 283 J. V. HALL / The Early Universe - An Observer's View. . . . . . . . . . . . 335 G. GELHINI / Can the Solar Neutrino Problem be the First Detected Signature of Dark Hatter from the Halo of Our Galaxy? 351 A. K. DRUKIER / Detecting Cold Dark !1atter Candidates •. •. •. . . •. . 361 S. TOULMIN / The Early Universe: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives . •. •. . . . . . . •. . . . •••. •. •. •. •. . . . ••••. . •. •. • 393 INDEX . . •. . . •. . . ••. . . ••••. . . •••••. . . •. •. •. . •. . . . •. . •. •. . . ••. •••.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Physics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    W. G. Unruh, G. W. Semenoff

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Early Universe

  • Editors: W. G. Unruh, G. W. Semenoff

  • Series Title: Nato Science Series C:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4015-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1988

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-90-277-2619-3Due: 30 November 1987

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-8281-5Published: 13 November 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-009-4015-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1389-2185

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 421

  • Number of Illustrations: 38 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory

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