ABSTRACT

The Early Universe has become the standard reference on forefront topics in cosmology, particularly to the early history of the Universe. Subjects covered include primordial nubleosynthesis, baryogenesis, phases transitions, inflation, dark matter, and galaxy formation, relics such as axions, neutrinos and monopoles, and speculations about the Universe at the Planck time. The book includes more than ninety figures as well as a five-page update discussing recent developments such as the COBE results.

chapter 1|28 pages

The Universe Observed

chapter 2|18 pages

Robertson-Walker Metric

chapter 3|40 pages

Standard Cosmology

chapter 4|27 pages

Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis

chapter 5|42 pages

Thermodynamics in The Expanding Universe

chapter 6|38 pages

Baryogenesis

chapter 7|65 pages

Phase Transitions

chapter 8|60 pages

Inflation

chapter 9|80 pages

Structure Formation

chapter 10|46 pages

Axions

chapter 11|44 pages

Toward the Planck Epoch

chapter |8 pages

Finale