Introduction to Cosmic Inflation and Dark Energy

Cosmic inflation and dark energy hold the key to the origin and the eventual fate of the Universe. Despite the increasing prominence of these subjects in research and teaching over the past decade or more, no introductory textbook dedicated to these topics has been previously published. Dr Konstanti...

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Main Author Dimopoulos, Konstantinos
Format eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Milton CRC Press 2021
Taylor & Francis Group
Edition1
SeriesSeries in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Subjects
Astrophysics
Big Bang
Big bang theory
Computational Physics
Cosmic inflation
Cosmology
Dark energy
Dark energy (Astronomy)
History
Hot Big Bang
Particle & High Energy Physics
Particle Cosmology
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Primordial Density Perturbation
quintessential inflation
SCI-TECHnetBASE
STMnetBASE
Baryonic Matter
Energy Density
Flat Universe
Inflaton Field
Rest Energy
Eternal Inflation
Particle Production Process
Slow Roll Inflation
Chaotic Inflation
De Sitter Space
Curvature Perturbation
Primordial Black Holes
Hawking Temperature
Density Perturbations
Flatness Problems
Cosmic String
Observable Universe
Thermal Bath
Integrated Sachs Wolfe Effect
Klein Gordon Equation
CMB Temperature
Spacetime Foam
CMB Spectrum
Hot Big Bang
Scalar Field
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Summary:Cosmic inflation and dark energy hold the key to the origin and the eventual fate of the Universe. Despite the increasing prominence of these subjects in research and teaching over the past decade or more, no introductory textbook dedicated to these topics has been previously published. Dr Konstantinos Dimopoulos is a highly regarded expert in the field, and an experienced communicator of the subject to students. In this book he provides advanced undergraduate and early graduate students with an accessible introduction and equips them with the tools they need to understand the cosmology of cosmic inflation and dark energy. Features: Provides a concise, pedagogical "crash course" in big bang cosmology, focusing on the dynamics and the history of the Universe, with an emphasis on the role of dark energy Chapters contain questions and problems for readers to test their understanding The first book to make cosmic inflation and dark energy accessible to students
ISBN:9780815386759
9780367611040
036761104X
0815386753
DOI:10.1201/9781351174862