The primordial universe =: L'univers primordial: Les Houches, Session LXXI, 28 June-23 July 1999, Ecole de Physique des Houches, UJF & INPG, Grenoble

This book reviews the interconnection of cosmology and particle physics over the last decade. It provides introductory courses in supersymmetry, superstring and M-theory, responding to an increasing interest to evaluate the cosmological consequences of these theories. Based on a series of extended courses providing an introduction to the physics of the very early universe, in the light of the most recent advances in our understanding of the fundamental interactions, it reviews all the classical issues (inflation, primordial fluctuations, dark matter, baryogenesis), but also introduces the most recent ideas about what happened at the Big Bang, and before. Reviews the interconnection of cosmology and particle physics. This book provides introductory courses in supersymmetry, superstring and M-theory, responding to evaluate the cosmological consequences of these theories. It reviews the classical issues such as inflation, primordial fluctuations, dark matter, and baryogenesis. Understanding the formation of structure in the Universe is a central theme of much of current observational astronomy and is the motivation for the construction of many of the current generation of very large (and expensive) observational facilities. This collection of conference papers reviews the link between cosmology and particle physics. It provides an introduction to supersymmetry, superstring and M-theory, whilst the contributors evaluate the cosmological consequences of these theories Ecole De Physique Des Houches - Ujf & Inpg, Grenoble ; Edited By P. Binétruy ... [et Al.] Includes Bibliographical References. Text In English; Preface In French And English.