The impressive development of modern cosmology during the last decades is to a large extent due to its unification with elementary particle physics and quantum field theory, giving rise to the discipline of Astrofundamental Physics. The early universe is an exceptional (theoretical and experimental) laboratory in this new discipline.
This book provides an up-to-date understanding of the progress and key issues in the early universe and the cosmic microwave background, in terms of both theory and observation. The genuine interplay between large-scale structure formation and dark matter is discussed, the central focus being the cosmic microwave background. Emphasis is on the precise interrelation between fundamental physics and cosmology in these problems, both at the theoretical and experimental/observational levels, within a profound, well-defined, interdisciplinary programme.

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The Early Universe and the Cosmic Microwave Background: Theory and Observations (NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, 130)

The Early Universe and the Cosmic Microwave Background: Theory and Observations (Nato Science Series 11: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry)

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in Palermo, Sicily, Italy from 7 to 20 September 2002

Norma G Sanchez; Advanced Study Institute on The Early Universe and the Cosmic Microwave Background <2002, Palermo>; NATO Advanced Study Institute on the Early Universe and the Cosmic Microwave Background

NATO Advanced Study Institute on the Early Universe and the Cosmic Microwave Background: Theory and Observations

Norma G. Sànchez, NATO Advanced Study Institute Staff

edited by Norma G. Sànchez, Yuri N. Parijskij

Springer Science + Business Media BV

Kluwer Academic Publishers

Springer Nature

NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, 1568-2609 -- 130, NATO science series -- 130., Dordrecht, Netherlands, 2004

NATO Science Series, Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Dordrecht, 2003

NATO science series / 2, 130, Dordrecht, 2003

NATO science series, v. 130, Dordrecht, ©2003

United States, United States of America

Springer Nature, Dordrecht, 2012

1 edition, December 31, 2003

Netherlands, Netherlands

1, 20121206

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Front Matter....Pages xxv-xxv
Early Cosmology and Fundamental Physics....Pages 1-17
Advances in String Theory in Curved Backgrounds: A Synthesis Report....Pages 19-37
Information from the Beginning....Pages 39-46
The Interior of Black Holes and their Astrophysics....Pages 47-63
Primordial magnetic fields from cosmological phase transitions....Pages 65-100
Magnetogenesis, Variation of Gauge Couplings and Inflation....Pages 101-125
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
Window to the Very Early Universe and some problems of “ μK Astrophysics”....Pages 129-139
Cosmological Parameters from Microwave Background Anisotropies and Galaxy Clustering....Pages 141-158
Topology of the Universe and the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation....Pages 159-175
Missing Parameters in the CMB Physics....Pages 177-200
Cosmology with the S-Z Effect....Pages 201-215
Front Matter....Pages 217-217
The Wave Mechanics of Large-Scale Structure....Pages 219-236
Statistical Properties of Cosmological Fluctuations....Pages 237-262
Initial Conditions, Discreteness and Non-Linear Structure Formation in Cosmology....Pages 263-290
Statistical Mechanics of the Self-Gravitating Gas: Thermodynamic Limit, Phase Diagrams And Fractal Structures....Pages 291-323
Statistical Mechanics and Galaxy Clustering....Pages 325-348
Front Matter....Pages 349-349
Astrophysics at the Highest Energy Frontiers....Pages 351-400
High-Energy Neutrino Astronomy: Science and First Results....Pages 401-431
Extreme Energy Cosmic Rays: Bottom-up vs. Top-down scenarii....Pages 433-449
Acceleration of Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays: Cosmic Zevatrons?....Pages 451-470
Front Matter....Pages 349-349
Origin of Cosmic Magnetic Fields....Pages 471-488
Cosmic Rays from PeV to ZeV, Stellar Evolution, Supernova Physics and Gamma Ray Bursts....Pages 489-516
Cosmic Rays and Space Weather....Pages 517-557
Back Matter....Pages 559-574

The goal of the Daniel Chalonge School on Astrofundamental Physics is to contribute to a theory of the universe (and particularly of the early universe) up to the marks, and at the scientific height of, the unprecedented accuracy, existent and expected, in the observational data. The impressive development of modern cosmology during the last decades is to a large extent due to its unification with elementary particle physics and quantum field theory. The cross-section between these fields has been increasing setting up Astrofundamental Physics. The early universe is an exceptional (theoretical and experimental) laboratory in this new discipline. This NATO Advanced Study Institute provided an up dated understanding, from a fundamental physics and deep point of view, of the progress and key issues in the early universe and the cosmic microwave background: theory and observations. The genuine interplay with large scale structure formation and dark matter problem were discussed. The central focus was placed on the cosmic microwave background. Emphasis was given to the precise inter-relation between fundamental physics and cosmology in these problems, both at the theoretical and experimental/observational levels, within a deep and well defined programme which provided in addition, a careful interdisciplinarity. Special sessions were devoted to high energy cosmic rays, neutrinos in astrophysics, and high energy astrophysics. Deep understanding, clarification, synthesis, careful interdisciplinarity within a fundamental physics framework, were the main goals of the course.

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in Palermo, Sicily, Italy from 7 to 20 September 2002

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