8.286 The Early Universe, Spring 2004
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Author(s)
Guth, Alan
Alternative Title
The Early Universe
Date Issued
June 2004
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.
Subjects
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
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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