The Early universe

Dec, 1996
32 pages
Published in:
  • ASP Conf.Ser. 126 (1997) 31
e-Print:
Report number:
  • SUSSEX-AST-96-12-1

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Abstract: (arXiv)
An introductory account is given of the modern understanding of the physics of the early Universe. Particular emphasis is placed on the paradigm of cosmological inflation, which postulates a period of accelerated expansion during the Universe's earliest stages. Inflation provides a possible origin for structure in the Universe, such as microwave background anisotropies, galaxies and galaxy clusters; these observed structures can therefore be used to test models of inflation. A brief account is given of other early Universe topics, namely baryogenesis, topological defects, dark matter candidates and primordial black holes.
  • talk: Casablanca 1996/12/01
  • astrophysics: model
  • inflationary universe
  • cosmic radiation: background
  • cosmic radiation: anisotropy
  • density: perturbation
  • gravitational radiation
  • baryon: production
  • topology: defect
  • astrophysics: missing-mass