Proceedings of the 36th Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics, Edinburgh, July/August 1989. Comprises seven courses in physical cosmology, gauge theories, unified theories, inflationary universes, cosmic strings, cosmological perturbations, and super-symmetric cosmologies. Each course presents a survey of current research in the field, in the form of coherent lectures at a level suitable for students who are normally in their second or third postgraduate year. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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.
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