Big bang nucleosynthesis

The precision of measurements in modern cosmology has made huge strides in recent years, with measurements of the cosmic microwave background and the determination of the Hubble constant now rivaling the level of precision of the predictions of big bang nucleosynthesis. However, these results are no...

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Published inNuclear physics. A Vol. 693; no. 1; pp. 249 - 257
Main Author Boyd, Richard N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 08.10.2001
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26.35.+c
98.80.Ft
26.45.+h
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Summary:The precision of measurements in modern cosmology has made huge strides in recent years, with measurements of the cosmic microwave background and the determination of the Hubble constant now rivaling the level of precision of the predictions of big bang nucleosynthesis. However, these results are not necessarily consistent with the predictions of the Standard Model of big bang nucleosynthesis. Reconciling these discrepancies may require extensions of the basic tenets of the model, and possibly of the reaction rates that determine the big bang abundances.
ISSN:0375-9474
DOI:10.1016/S0375-9474(00)00707-7