Physics of the Early Universe - Proceedings of the Thirty Sixth Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics, Edinburgh, July 24 - August 11 1989

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.

List of contents

Physical cosmology. Basics of gauge theories. Particle phenomenology: The standard model. Grand unified theories. Stationary universe models and cosmic strings. Cosmological perturbations . Supersymmetric cosmology

About the author

J.A Peacock, A.F Heavens, A.T Davies

Summary

This volume contains the proceedings of the 36th Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics held in Edinburgh, July-August 1989. Focusing on cosmology and the physics of the early universe, the topics addressed include matters related to both astrophysics and particle physics.

Product details

• Assisted by: A.T Davies (Editor), A.F Heavens (Editor), A.F (Department of Astronomy Heavens (Editor), J.A Peacock (Editor), J.A (Royal Observatory Peacock (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.1990
• EAN: 9780905945194
• ISBN: 978-0-905945-19-4
• No. of pages: 520
• Weight: 1020 g
• Series: Scottish Graduate Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous; Astrophysics, SCIENCE / Physics / Astrophysics, Cosmology & the universe, Cosmology and the universe, Particle & high-energy physics, SCIENCE / Space Science / Cosmology, Particle and high-energy physics, SCIENCE / Physics / Particle