| Foreword by Professor Andrei Linde Preface Acknowledgements Units and conventions Part I Homogeneous isotropic universe 1 Kinematics and dynamics of an expanding universe 1.1 Hubble law 1.2 Dynamics of dust in Newtonian cosmology 1.3 From Newtonian to relativistic cosmology 2 Propagation of light and horizons 2.1 Light geodesics 2.2 Horizons 2.3 Conformal diagrams 2.4 Redshift 2.5 Kinematic tests 3 The hot universe 3.1 The composition of the universe 3.2 Brief thermal history 3.3 Rudiments of thermodynamics 3.4 Lepton era 3.5 Nucleosynthesis 3.6 Recombination 4 The very early universe 4.1 Basics 4.2 Quantum chromodynamics.and quark-gluon plasma 4.3 Electroweak theory 4.4 "Symmetry restoration" and phase transitions 4.5 Instantons, sphalerons and the early universe 4.6 Beyond the Standard Model 5 Inflation I: homogeneous limit Part lI Inhomogeneous universe 6 Gravitational instability in Newtonian theory 7 Gravitational instability in General Relativity 8 Inflation II：origin of the primordial inhomogeneities 9 Cosmic microwave background anisotropies Bibliography Expanding universe (Chapters 1 and 2) Hot universe and nucleosynthesis (Chapter 3) Particle physics and early universe (Chapter 4) Inflation (Chapters 5 and 8) Gravitational instability (Chapters 6 and 7) CMB fluctuations (Chapter 9) Index |
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