1st Edition
Physics of the Early Universe Proceedings of the Thirty Sixth Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics, Edinburgh, July 24 - August 11 1989
520 Pages
by
CRC Press
The last decade has witnessed a breathtaking expansion of ideas concerning the origin and evolution of the universe. Researchers in cosmology thus need an unprecedented wide background in diverse areas of physics. Bridging the gap that has developed, Physics of the Early Universe explains the foundations of this subject. This postgraduate-/research-level volume covers cosmology, gauge theories, the standard model, cosmic strings, and supersymmetry.
Physical Cosmology
Simon D.M. White
Basics of Gauge Theories
David Bailin
Particle Phenomenology: The Standard Model
C.H. Llewellyn Smith
Grand Unified Theories
John Iliopoulos
Stationary Universe Models and Cosmic Strings
Robert H. Brandenberger
Cosmological Perturbations
George Efstathiou
Supersymmetric Cosmology
John Ellis
Index
Simon D.M. White
Basics of Gauge Theories
David Bailin
Particle Phenomenology: The Standard Model
C.H. Llewellyn Smith
Grand Unified Theories
John Iliopoulos
Stationary Universe Models and Cosmic Strings
Robert H. Brandenberger
Cosmological Perturbations
George Efstathiou
Supersymmetric Cosmology
John Ellis
Index
Biography
J.A Peacock, A.F Heavens, A.T Davies