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Current Topics in Astrofundamental Physics: The Cosmic Microwave Background

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  • © 2001

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Editors:
  1. Norma G. Sánchez

    1. Observatoire de Paris Demirm, Paris, France

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Part of the book series: Nato Science Series C: (ASIC, volume 562)

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Table of contents (30 chapters)

  1. Large Scale Structure, Dark Matter

    1. Dark Matter as Determined from Energetic Particles

      • Peter L. Biermann
      Pages 355-361

  2. Fractals and Scaling Laws in Astrophysics and Cosmology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 363-363
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    2. Fractal Lacunarity and Scenarios for the Near-Isotropic Distribution of Galaxies

      • B. B. Mandelbrot
      Pages 365-390

    3. Fractal structures and the large scale distribution of galaxies

      • Luciano Pietronero, Francesco Sylos Labini
      Pages 391-417

    4. The Cosmological Many-Body Problem and Some of Its Observational Implications

      • William C. Saslaw
      Pages 419-431

    5. The Statistical Mechanics of The Self-Gravitating Gas: Equation of State and Fractal Dimension

      • H. J. de Vega, N. Sánchez
      Pages 433-447

    6. Renormalization Group Flow and Fragmentation in the Self-Gravitating Thermal Gas

      • B. Semelin, H. J. de Vega, N. Sánchez, F. Combes
      Pages 449-479

  3. High Energy and Neutrino Astophysics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 481-481
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    2. Bepposax: 3 Years of Operation

      • L. Scarsi
      Pages 483-497

    3. The Extreme Energy Cosmic Rays and Cosmic Neutrinos as Probes for the Distant Universe. Astrophysics Involved and Experimental Approach

      • L. Scarsi
      Pages 499-513

    4. Origin and Physics of the Highest Energy Particles in the Universe

      • Peter L. Biermann, Eun-Joo Ahn, Gustavo Medina-Tanco, Todor Stanev
      Pages 515-537

    5. The Gamma-Ray Bursts and the SWIFT Mission

      • Guido Chincarini, Davide Lazzati
      Pages 539-563

    6. Neutrino Oscillations and Cosmology

      • A. D. Dolgov
      Pages 565-584

    7. High Energy Neutrino Astronomy: Towards Kilometer-Scale Detectors

      • Francis Halzen
      Pages 585-607

    8. Accretion of Gas onto Black Holes

      • I. V. Artemova, G. S. Bisnovatyi-Kogan, I. D. Novikov
      Pages 609-625

    9. Mass Extinctions of Species — Were Dinosaurs Killed by An Asteroid or Volcanoes?

      • Douglas R.O. Morrison
      Pages 627-643

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 645-662
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This NATO Advanced Study Institute provided an up dated understanding, from a fundamental and deep point of view, of the progress and current problems in the early universe, cosmic microwave background radiation, large scale structure, dark matter problem, and the interplay between them. The focus was placed on the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation. Emphasis was given to the mutual impact of fundamental physics and cosmology, both at theoretical and experimental-or observational-levels, within a deep and well defined programme, and a global unifying view, which, in addition, provides of careful inter-disciplinarity. Special Lectures were devoted to neutrinos in astrophysics and high energy astrophysics. In addition, each Course of this series, introduced and promoted topics or subjects, which, although not being of purely astrophysical or cosmological nature, were of relevant physical interest for astrophysics and cosmology. Deep understanding, clarification, synthesis, careful interdisciplinarity within a fundamental physics framework, werethe maingoals ofthe course. Lectures ranged from a motivation and pedagogical introduction for students and participants not directly working in the field to the latest developmentsand most recent results. All Lectures were plenary, had the same duration and were followed by a discussion. The Course brought together experimentalists and theoretical physicists, astrophysicists and astronomers from a variety of backgrounds, including young scientists at post-doctoral level, senior scientists and advanced graduatestudentsas well.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Observatoire de Paris Demirm, Paris, France

    Norma G. Sánchez

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