For the following chapters, you will need some knowledge of modern particle physics. The early universe was a microscopic world, the subjects within it interacting by the forces that particle physicists study. As such, it is a very exciting subject to explore for anyone who is curious and has an imagination.
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(2008). Particles, Forces, and Unification of Forces. In: Gravity, Black Holes, and the Very Early Universe. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-73631-0_9
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