Neutrino Cosmology

A self-contained guide to the role played by neutrinos in the Universe and how their properties influence cosmological and astrophysical observations.

Julien Lesgourgues (Author), Gianpiero Mangano (Author), Gennaro Miele (Author), Sergio Pastor (Author)

9781107013957, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 21 February 2013

392 pages, 53 b/w illus. 17 tables
24.4 x 17 x 2.2 cm, 0.91 kg

'… this is an authoritative text for anyone who wants to understand neutrino physics from particle and cosmological perspectives, and is highly recommended.' The Observatory

The role that neutrinos have played in the evolution of the Universe is the focus of one of the most fascinating research areas that has stemmed from the interplay between cosmology, astrophysics and particle physics. In this self-contained book, the authors bring together all aspects of the role of neutrinos in cosmology, spanning from leptogenesis to primordial nucleosynthesis, their role in CMB and structure formation, to the problem of their direct detection. The book starts by guiding the reader through aspects of fundamental neutrino physics, such as the standard cosmological model and the statistical mechanics in the expanding Universe, before discussing the history of neutrinos in chronological order from the very early stages until today. This timely book will interest graduate students and researchers in astrophysics, cosmology and particle physics, who work with either a theoretical or experimental focus.

Preface
1. The basics of neutrino physics
2. Overview of the standard cosmological model
3. Neutrino in the early ages
4. Neutrinos in the MeV age
5. Neutrinos in the CMB epoch
6. The recent times: neutrinos and structure formation
7. Cosmological neutrinos today
Index.

Subject Areas: Cosmology & the universe [PGK], Astronomy, space & time [PG], Mathematics & science [P]