Cosmological Implications of Quantum Anomalies

• Main Author: Barrie, Neil David (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, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Cosmology.; Nuclear physics.; Quantum physics.; Particle and Nuclear Physics.; Quantum Physics.

The successes of the standard models of particle physics and cosmology are many, but have proven incapable of explaining all the phenomena that we observe. This book investigates the potentially important role of quantum physics, particularly quantum anomalies, in various aspects of modern cosmology...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Scale Invariant Inflation
• An Asymmetric Universe from Inflation
• Baryogenesis During Reheating via the Ratchet Mechanism
• Gravitational Waves and the Cosmic Neutrino Background
• Concluding Remarks and Outlook.