The Early Universe

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 . . •. . . •. . . ••. . . ••••. . . •••••. . . •. •. •. . •. . . . •. . •. •. . . ••. •••.

• Dark matter
• Neutrino
• Particle Physics
• Universe
• cosmology
• early universe
• galaxy
• relativity

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

  W. G. Unruh, G. W. Semenoff

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