International School of Astrophysics "D Chalonge" : 2nd course current topics in astrofundamental physics, Erice, Italy, 6-13 September 1992

Author(s)

• International School of Astrophysics "D Chalonge"
• Sánchez, Norma
• Zichichi, Antonino

Bibliographic Information

International School of Astrophysics "D Chalonge" : 2nd course current topics in astrofundamental physics, Erice, Italy, 6-13 September 1992

edited by N. Sanchez, A. Zichichi

（The science and culture series, . Astrophysics）

World Scientific, c1993

Other Title

Current topics in astrofundamental physics

Note

Includes bibliographical references

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This book provides an updated understanding of the progress and current problems in the interplay between fundamental physics, astrophysics and cosmology.

Table of Contents

• Cosmological electroweak phase transition, M. Gleiser and E.W. Kolb
• gravitatonal repulsion causes the expansion of the universe, D. Lynden-Bell
• status of the inflationary scenario after detection of cosmic microwave background anisotropy, D.S. Salopek
• experimentally testing the Big Bang, D.N. Schramm
• a non-singular universe?, R.H. Brandenberger
• the small scale anisotropy of the cosmic microwave background radiation - primary fluctuations and secondary fluctuations, R.B. Partridge
• COBE DMR results - cosmic background anisotropies, G.F. Smoot
• spectral measurements of the cosmic microwave background, A.I. Kogut
• comparison between COBE preliminary results and ULISSE observations, B. Melchiorri and F. Melchiorri
• light, gravity and large scale structure (D. Lynden-Bell
• the large scale structure of the universe, C.S. Frenk
• topological defect models of structure formation after the COBE discovery of CMB anisotropies, R.H. Brandenberger
• laser interferometric gravitational wave detectors, K. Danzmann
• the internal constitution of black holes, W. Israel
• neutrinos as fundamental probes, P. Ramond
• high-energy neutrino astrophysics, M.M. Shapiro
• observations of gamma-ray bursts by the BATSE experiment on the Compton Observatory, G.J. Fishman
• A. survey of results from the first year of EGRET operation, R.C. Hartman and J.F. Ormes. (Part contents.)

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Details

• NCID: BA20874939
• ISBN:
  • 9810215010
• Country Code: si
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Singapore
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 625 p.
• Size: 23 cm
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA19330467