8.286 The Early Universe, Spring 2004

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Guth, Alan
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The Early Universe
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Abstract
The Early Universe provides an introduction to modern cosmology. The first half deals with the development of the big-bang theory from 1915 to 1980, and latter half with recent impact of particle theory.
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2004-06
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/88256
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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8.286-Spring2004
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Keywords
special relativity, Doppler effect, Newtonian cosmological models, non-Euclidean spaces, thermal radiation, early history of the universe, big-bang theory, big-bang nucleosynthesis, grand unified theories, particle theory, baryogenesis, inflationary, evolution of galactic structure, inflationary universe model
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