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A non-technical introduction is given to (a) the inflationary universe, (b) the production of baryon asymmetry by GUTs, (c) the possible role of massive neutrinos and (d) the possible role of the massive photinos and goldstinos of broken supersymmetric theories.
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Sciama, D.W. (1983). The Role of Particle Physics in Cosmology and Galactic Astronomy. In: Abell, G.O., Chincarini, G. (eds) Early Evolution of the Universe and its Present Structure. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 104. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7220-9_111
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