Ebook: Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics: Proceedings of the ESO/CERN/ESA Symposium Held in Garching, Germany, 4-7 March 2002

This book provides an overview of many of the dramatic recent developments in the fields of astronomy, cosmology and fundamental physics. Topics include observations of the structure in the cosmic background radiation, evidence for an accelerating Universe, the extraordinary concordance in the fundamental parameters of the Universe coming from these and other diverse observations, the search for dark matter candidates, evidence for neutrino oscillations, space experiments on fundamental physics, and discoveries of extrasolar planets. This book will be useful for researchers and graduate students who wish to have a broad overview of the current developments in these fields.

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This book provides an overview of many of the dramatic recent developments in the fields of astronomy, cosmology and fundamental physics. Topics include observations of the structure in the cosmic background radiation, evidence for an accelerating Universe, the extraordinary concordance in the fundamental parameters of the Universe coming from these and other diverse observations, the search for dark matter candidates, evidence for neutrino oscillations, space experiments on fundamental physics, and discoveries of extrasolar planets. This book will be useful for researchers and graduate students who wish to have a broad overview of the current developments in these fields.

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This book provides an overview of many of the dramatic recent developments in the fields of astronomy, cosmology and fundamental physics. Topics include observations of the structure in the cosmic background radiation, evidence for an accelerating Universe, the extraordinary concordance in the fundamental parameters of the Universe coming from these and other diverse observations, the search for dark matter candidates, evidence for neutrino oscillations, space experiments on fundamental physics, and discoveries of extrasolar planets. This book will be useful for researchers and graduate students who wish to have a broad overview of the current developments in these fields.

Content:
Cosmic Microwave Background Fluctuations....Pages 1-12
Evidence for an Accelerating Universe from Type Ia Supernovae....Pages 13-24
Cosmological Weak Lensing....Pages 25-34
Constraining Cosmological Parameters with Observations of Galaxy Clusters....Pages 35-38
First Light and the Reionization of the Universe....Pages 39-49
The State of the Universe: Cosmological Parameters 2002....Pages 50-69
Cosmological Constant Problems and Their Solutions....Pages 70-78
Searches for Dark Matter....Pages 79-90
Neutrino Masses and Oscillations....Pages 91-104
The Standard Model of Particle Physics: Status and Low-Energy Tests....Pages 105-116
High-Energy Tests of the Standard Model and Beyond....Pages 117-138
Astroparticle Physics with the L3+C Detector....Pages 139-142
Beyond the Standard Model....Pages 143-164
Alpha: A Constant That Is Not a Constant?....Pages 165-173
Gamma-Ray Bursts: The Most Powerful Cosmic Explosions....Pages 174-193
Astrophysics with High Energy Gamma Rays....Pages 194-215
Cosmic Rays at the Highest Energies....Pages 216-226
High-Energy Neutrinos from Cosmic Rays....Pages 227-242
Unravelling the X-Ray Background....Pages 243-252
What Do We Really Know About Neutron Stars?....Pages 253-261