Introduction to the Theory of the Early Universe (Set)

Gorbunov, Dmitry S/ Rubakov, Valery A

World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd（2011/02発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 488 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789814390194
• DDC分類 523.18

Full Description

This book is written from the viewpoint of a deep connection between cosmology and particle physics. It presents the results and ideas on both the homogeneous and isotropic Universe at the hot stage of its evolution and in later stages. The main chapters describe in a systematic and pedagogical way established facts and concepts on the early and the present Universe. The comprehensive treatment, hence, serves as a modern introduction to this rapidly developing field of science. To help in reading the chapters without having to constantly consult other texts, essential materials from General Relativity and the theory of elementary particles are collected in the appendices. Various hypotheses dealing with unsolved problems of cosmology, and often alternative to each other, are discussed at a more advanced level. These concern dark matter, dark energy, matter-antimatter asymmetry, etc.

Contents

Jeans Instability in Newtonian Gravity; Cosmological Perturbations in General Relativity. Equations of Linearized Theory; Evolution of Vector and Tensor Perturbations; Scalar Perturbations: Single-Component Fluids; Primordial Perturbations in Real Universe; Scalar Perturbations Before Recombination; Structure Formation; Beyond Ideal Fluid Approximation; Temperature of Cosmic Microwave Background; CMB Polarization; Drawbacks of the Hot Big Bang Theory. Inflation as Possible Way Out; Inflation in Slow Roll Regime; Generation of Cosmological Perturbations at Inflation; Further Aspects of Inflationary Theory; Preheating After Inflation; Bouncing Universe; Color Pages.