Particle Physics Aspects of Modern Cosmology
by Robert H. Brandenberger
Publisher: arXiv 1997
Number of pages: 70
Description:
Modern cosmology has created a tight link between particle physics / field theory and a wealth of new observational data on the structure of the Universe. These lecture notes focus on some of the most important aspects concerning the connection between theory and observations.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(600KB, PDF)
Similar books
Ekpyrotic and Cyclic Cosmologyby Jean-Luc Lehners - arXiv
Ekpyrotic and cyclic cosmologies provide theories of the very early and of the very late universe. In these models, the big bang is described as a collision of branes - and thus the big bang is not the beginning of time.
(12863 views)
Modified Gravity and Cosmologyby T. Clifton, P.G. Ferreira, A. Padilla, C. Skordis - arXiv
In this review we present a thoroughly comprehensive survey of recent work on modified theories of gravity and their cosmological consequences. We cover General Relativity, Scalar-Tensor, Einstein-Aether, Bimetric theories, TeVeS, Galileons, etc.
(12790 views)
The Beginning and Evolution of the Universeby Bharat Ratra, Michael S. Vogeley - arXiv
The authors review the current standard model for the evolution of the Universe from an early inflationary epoch to the complex hierarchy of structure seen today. The text concludes with discussion of some open questions in cosmology.
(16035 views)
Dynamics of the Universe in Problemsby Yu. L. Bolotin, et al. - UniverseInProblems.com
Problem book on cosmology that includes its spectacular recent achievements. There are over 1000 problems, covering topics from the dynamics of the expanding Universe and CMB to cosmology beyond the Lambda-CDM model and holography.
(12392 views)