Cosmological Probes of Light Relics

• Main Author: Wallisch, Benjamin (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Cosmology.; Elementary particles (Physics).; Quantum field theory.; Mathematical physics.; Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.

The wealth of recent cosmic microwave background and large-scale structure data has transformed the field of cosmology. These observations have not only become precise enough to answer questions about the universe on the largest scales, but also to address puzzles in the microscopic description of N...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Review of Modern Cosmology
• Light Species in Cosmology and Particle Physics
• New Target for Cosmic Axion Searches
• Searching for Light Relics with the CMB
• Searching for Light Relics with LSS
• Measurement of Neutrinos in the BAO Spectrum
• Conclusions and Outlook.