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1 online resource (xv, 483 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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"The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics ; UNESCO : United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ; International Atomic Energy Agency." |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Dark matter. Dark-matter overview / B. Sadoulet -- Results from DAMA experiments / P. Belli [and others] -- Neutralinos as relic particles: implications of the theoretical uncertainties in the neutralino-nucleon cross-section / F. Donato -- Hide and seek with neutralino dark matter WIMP / L. Roszkowski -- Relic abundance of dark matter particles: new formulation and new result of abundance calculation / M. Yoshimura -- CP violating phases and the dark matter problem / T. Falk -- Wimpzillas / E. Kolb -- A phenomenology of the dark energy / A. Albrecht -- Death of baryonic dark matter in our galactic halo / K. Freese -- Dark matter annihilation at the center of the galaxy / P. Gondolo -- Dark mirror matter / Z. Berezhiani -- SUSY dark matter at the LHC / D. Denegri -- A theoretical review of axion / J. Kim -- Dark Matter Caustics / P. Sikivie and W. Kinney -- Cosmological implications of supersymmetric CP violating phases / S. Khalil -- Possible observational evidences of non-baryonic (non-compact) microlenses / A. Zakharov -- High energy cosmic rays. Ultra high energy cosmic rays from super heavy relic particles / V. Berezinsky -- Cosmic ray conundra / A. De Rujula -- The most energetic particles in the universe / E. Roulet, D. Harari and S. Mollerach -- Cosmic rays signatures of massive relic particles / S. Sarkar -- Energies in the universe. The cosmological constant, nothing or everything?: observation confronts theory / L. Krauss -- Quintessence in tensor-scalar theories of gravity / N. Bartolo and M. Pietroni -- Energy conditions and their cosmological implications / M. Visser and C. Barcelo -- Global topology of the universe / C. Starkman -- Observed smooth energy is anthropically even more likely as quintessence than as cosmological constant / S. Bludman -- Supernovae data: cosmological constant or ruling out the cosmological principle? / M.N. Celener. |
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Extended quintessence: imprints on the cosmic microwave background spectra / C. Baccigalupi, F. Perrotta and S. Matarrese -- Can the inflaton and the quintessence scalar be the same field? / F. Rosati -- Big bang nucleosynthesis. The current status of big bang nucleosynthesis and related observations / K.A. Olive -- Cosmology, big bang nucleosynthesis, and neutrinos / A. Dolgov -- Lithium-6: a probe of the early universe / K. Jedamzik -- Inflation. Inflation and creation of matter in the universe / A. Linde -- Current issues for inflation / D. Lyth -- Spinodal inflation and metric perturbations: applications of non-equilibrium quantum field theory to inflation / R. Holman -- Supergravity in cosmology / R. Kallosh -- Preheating and supergravity / L. Kofman -- Nonthermal production of dangerous relics in the early universe / R. Riotto -- New inflation in supergravity and its observational implications / M. Kawasaki -- Stochastic gravitational waves backgrounds: a probe for inflationary and non-inflationary cosmology / M. Giovannini -- Fermion preheating / J. Baacke -- Preheating the dilaton / L.E. Mendes and A. Mazumdar -- Non-perturbative production of gravitinos after inflation / A . L. Maroto and A. Mazumdar -- Metric perturbations and inflationary phase transitions / D. Cormier and R. Holman -- Interacting fields in Robertson-Walker cosmologies / C. Molina-Paris, P.R. Anderson and S.A. Ramsey -- Nonperturbative production of fermions and the baryon asymmetry / M. Peloso -- Preheating of bosons in super symmetric hybrid inflation / M. Bastero-Gil, S.F. King and J. Sanderson -- CMB and structure formation. CMB: present and future / S. Dodelson -- An update on non-gaussianity in the COBE data / P. Ferreira -- Back reaction of cosmological perturbations / R.H. Brandenberger. |
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The fractal universe: recent data and theoretical developments / L. Pietronero -- Distribution of dark and luminous matter in the universe / R. Schaeffer -- Cosmological implications of a neutrino asymmetry / J. Lesgourgues and S. Pastor -- Metric perturbation of the FRW universe and the fractal distribution of the luminous matter / R. Mohayaee -- Topological defects. Testing cosmological defect formation in the laboratory / T. Kibble -- Vortex phases in condensed matter and cosmology / M. Laine -- Old and new cosmic and other defect string models / B. Carter -- Dark matter and cosmic strings in particle models / X. Zhang -- The fate of cosmic string zero modes / A.-C. Davis, S.C. Davis and W.B. Perkins -- New regime for dense string networks / C.S. Aulakh -- Dilatonic, current-carrying cosmic strings / C.N. Ferreira, M.E.X. Guimariies and J.A. Helayel-Neto -- Phase transitions and magnetic fields. High temperature symmetry nonrestoration / B. Bajc -- The origin of cosmic magnetic fields / O. Tornkvist -- Primordial magnetic fields and electroweak baryogenesis / D. Grasso -- Wess-Zumino wallpaper / P.M. Saffin -- Non-equilibrium dynamics of hot Abelian Higgs model / A. Rajantie -- Mass shift ofaxion in magnetic field / N.V. Mikheev, A. Ya. Parkhomenko and L.A. Vassilevskaya -- Cosmological magnetic fields by parametric resonance? / F. Finelli -- First-order phase transitions in an early-universe environment / M. Lilley -- Q-balls. Cosmology of SUSY Q-balls / A. Kusenko -- Q-ball formation through Affleck-Dine mechanism / S. Kasuya -- Energy losses of Q-balls in matter, earth and detectors / M. Ouchrif -- Neutrinos. Recent results from Super-Kamiokande / M. Takita -- Neutrino oscillations at the accelerators/reactors / S. Mishra -- Non-accelerator neutrino mass searches / K. Zuber -- Neutrinoless double beta decay and new physics in the neutrino sector / H.V. Klapdor-Kleingrothaus and H. Pas. |
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Theoretical implications of recent neutrino discoveries / R.N. Mohapatra -- Mirror neutrinos and the early universe / R.R. Volkas -- Neutrino scattering in strong magnetic fields / K. Bhattacharya and P.B. Pal -- Effects of a general set of interactions on neutrino propagation in matter / E. Nardi -- Active-sterile neutrino oscillations in the early universe and the atmospheric neutrino anomaly / P. Di Bari -- R-parity violation and neutrino masses / E.J. Chun -- Baryogenesis. Recent progress in Affleck-Dine baryogenesis / K. Enqvist -- Sources for electroweak baryogenesis / K. Kainulainen -- Supersymmetric electroweak baryogenesis / N. Rius -- The quantum Boltzmann equation in a nontrivial background / M. Joyce, K. Kainulainen and T. Prokopec -- Making baryons below the electroweak scale / M. Trodden -- Electroweak baryogenesis from preheating / J. Garcia-Bellido -- Baryon number asymmetry induced by coherent motions of a cosmological axion-like pseudoscalar / R. Brustein and D.H. Oaknin -- Reconciling neutrino oscillations with SO(10) leptogenesis / E. Nezri and J. Orloff -- The muon mass and a neutrino asymmetry: a minimal baryogenesis Mechanism / J. March-Russell -- String cosmology. String cosmology: an update / G. Veneziano -- Cosmology of strongly coupled strings / P. Binetruy -- Cosmological aspects of heterotic M-theory / T. Barreiro and B. de Carlos -- Remarks of anomalous U(1) symmetries in string theory / H.P. Nilles -- Extra dimensions. Large extra space and time dimensions: some cosmological issues / G. Gabadadze -- Large radius generation and phase transitions with extra dimensions / K.R. Dienes [and others] -- Our world as an expanding shell / M. Gogberashvili -- Cosmological expansion in the Randall-Sundrum warped compactification / J.M. Cline -- Pre-big bang string cosmology and holography / J. Maharana. |
| Summary |
This volume presents the newest results and developments in the fast-moving field of astroparticle physics. The following topics are covered: dark matter, baryogenesis, neutrino physics and astrophysics, inflation, topological defects, cosmic ray physics and cosmological implications of grand unification, supersymmetry, superstrings and extra dimensions. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Cosmology -- Congresses.
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Cosmology. |
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Particles (Nuclear physics) -- Congresses.
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Particles (Nuclear physics) |
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Astrophysics -- Congresses.
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Astrophysics. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Cotti, U.
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Centro de Estudios Científicos de Santiago.
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Unesco.
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International Atomic Energy Agency.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: International Workshop on Particle Physics and the Early Universe (3rd : 1999 : Trieste, Italy). Cosmo-99. Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, ©2000 9810244568 (DLC) 2005297932 (OCoLC)60589265 |
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9789812792129 (electronic book) |
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9812792120 (electronic book) |
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9810244568 |
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9789810244569 |
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