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Book News Annotation:
Presents papers from a September 1997 course on progress and current
problems in the early universe, covering cosmic microwave background
radiation, large-scale structure, and the dark matter problem, and
the interplay between them. Other subjects include fractals and
scaling laws in astrophysics and cosmology, and neutrinos in
astrophysics. Emphasis is on the mutual impact of fundamental physics
and cosmology, both at the theoretical and experimental or
observational levels. Specific subjects include large-scale
anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background, the direct detection
of dark matter, and tidal interaction of a star with a supermassive
black hole. No index.
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Synopsis:
The present book provides an up-to-date, fundamental and deep understanding of current progress and problems in the study of the early universe, cosmic microwave background radiation, large-scale structure, the dark matter problem. The emphasis is on the mutual impact of fundamental physics and cosmology at both theoretical and experiments/observational levels. The very nature of the subject area calls for the study of different aspects, using different approaches and points of view. However, the book provides a well-defined programme and a global, unifying view, bringing together experimentalists and theoreticians, physicists, astrophysicists and astronomers from a variety of backgrounds. The lectures range from a motivation and pedagogical introduction for students and those not directly working in the field, to the latest developments and the most recent results.
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