Particle physics and cosmology : the fabric of spacetime : École d'été de Physique des Houches, session LXXXVI, 31 July-25 August 2006 : École thématique du CNRS

This book is a collection of lectures given in August 2006 at the Les Houches Summer School on "Particle Physics and Cosmology: the Fabric of Spacetime". It provides a pedagogical introduction to the various aspects of both particle physics beyond the Standard Model and Cosmology of the Early Universe, covering each topic from the basics to the most recent developments. ?· Provides a pedagogical introduction to topics at the interface of particle physics and cosmology?· Addresses each topic from the basis to the most recent developments?· Provides necessary tools to build new theoretical models addressing various issues both in cosmology and particle physics?· Covers the lectures by internationally-renowned and leading experts?· Faces the predictions of theoretical models against collider experimental data as well as from cosmological observations Content: Organizers Pages viii-x Lecturers Pages xi-xii Participants Pages xiii-xvi Preface Pages xvii-xxii F. Bernardeau, C. Grojean, J. Dalibard Course 1 Gravitational waves Original Research Article Pages 3-52 Alessandra Buonanno Course 2 Baryogenesis Original Research Article Pages 53-116 James M. Cline Course 3 String cosmology Original Research Article Pages 117-163 James M. Cline Course 4 Physics of the early universe and inflation Original Research Article Pages 165-232 Lev Kofman Course 5 Cosmic microwave background anisotropies up to second order Original Research Article Pages 233-285 N. Bartolo, S. Matarrese, A. Riotto Course 6 Physics beyond the standard model and dark matter Original Research Article Pages 287-347 Hitoshi Murayama Course 7 Effective field theories and gravitational radiation Original Research Article Pages 351-396 Walter D. Goldberger Course 8 Holographic cosmology Original Research Article Pages 397-410 Thomas Hertog Course 9 Neutrino physics and cosmology Original Research Article Pages 411-436 Sergio Pastor Course 10 Cosmic microwave background: Observational status Original Research Article Pages 437-452 S. Prunet Course 11 Structure formation with numerical simulations Original Research Article Pages 453-470 R. Teyssier Course 12 Giving mass to the graviton Original Research Article Pages 471-499 P. Tinyakov Dark matter on the smallest scales Original Research Article Pages 503-509 E.R. Siegel, G. D'Amico, E. Di Napoli, L. Fu, M.P. Hertzberg, N.T.T. Huong, F. Palorini, A. Sellerholm Scalar gravity: Post-newtonian corrections via an effective field theory approach Original Research Article Pages 511-516 Rafael A. Porto, Riccardo Sturani Dark matter in minimal trinification Original Research Article Pages 517-524 E. Di Napoli, D. George, M. Hertzberg, F. Metzler, E. Siegel Trans-planckian physics from cosmology Original Research Article Pages 525-529 S.E. Jorás, G. Marozzi, R. Ansari A pedagogical primer on preheating Original Research Article Pages 531-535 M.A. Amin, A. Brown, A.D. Chambers, S.E. Jorás, A. Kumar, F. Metzler, J. Pritchard, N. Sivanandam Braneworld graviton interactions in early universe phase transitions Original Research Article Pages 537-541 R.U.H. Ansari, C. Delaunay, R. Gwyn, A. Knauf, A. Sellerholm, N.R. Shah, F.R. Urban Individual Seminar Pages 543-558 This book is a collection of lectures given in August 2006 at the Les Houches Summer School on “Particle Physics and Cosmology: the Fabric of Spacetime”. It provides a pedagogical introduction to the various aspects of both particle physics beyond the Standard Model and Cosmology of the Early Universe, covering each topic from the basics to the most recent developments.

· Provides a pedagogical introduction to topics at the interface of particle physics and cosmology
· Addresses each topic from the basis to the most recent developments
· Provides necessary tools to build new theoretical models addressing various issues both in cosmology and particle physics
· Covers the lectures by internationally-renowned and leading experts
· Faces the predictions of theoretical models against collider experimental data as well as from cosmological observations This book is a collection of lectures given in August 2006 at the Les Houches Summer School on Particle Physics and Cosmology: the Fabric of Spacetime. It provides a pedagogical introduction to the various aspects of both particle physics beyond the Standard Model and Cosmology of the Early Universe, covering each topic from the basics to the most recent developments. It provides a pedagogical introduction to topics at the interface of particle physics and cosmology. It addresses each topic from the basis to the most recent developments. It provides necessary tools to build new theoretical models addressing various issues both in cosmology and particle physics. It covers the lectures by internationally-renowned and leading experts. It faces the predictions of theoretical models against collider experimental data as well as from cosmological observations Provides a pedagogical introduction to the various aspects of both particle physics beyond the Standard Model and Cosmology of the Early Universe. This book offers necessary tools to build theoretical models addressing various issues both in cosmology and particle physics.