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Searching the Trans-Neptunian Region
The Edgeworth-Kuiper-Belt is considered to be the remnant of the formation disk of the planetary system around the Sun. For about 8 years the... -
Topological Concepts in Gauge Theories
In these lecture notes, an introduction to topological concepts and methods in studies of gauge field theories is presented. The three paradigms of... -
1 An Introduction to the Physics of the Early Universe
We present an elementary introduction to the Early Universe. The basic features of the hot Big Bang are reviewed in the framework of the fundamental... -
Chiral Anomalies and Topology
When a field theory has a symmetry, global or local like in gauge theories, in the tree or classical approximation formal manipulations lead to... -
7 Brane-World Cosmology
According to recent ideas from particle physics, the universe could be a higher-dimensional spacetime, with our observable part of the universe being... -
Introduction
We summarize the topics presented in this book, and when appropriate we enlighten cross–references among the different topics: high precision and... -
Cosmological Applications of Loop Quantum Gravity
After a brief introduction to classical and quantum gravity we discuss applications of loop quantum gravity in the cosmological realm. This includes... -
Quantum Corrections to Scalar Quintessence Potentials
We give a brief introduction into the formalism of the effective action. We use the effective action to investigate the stability of scalar... -
The Accelerating Universe and Dark Energy: Evidence from Type Ia Supernovae
I discuss the use of Type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) for cosmological distance determinations. Low-redshift SNe Ia (... -
The Structure Functions F2 c , F L and F L c in the Framework of the k T Factorization
We present the perturbative parts of the structure functions F2 c and F L... -
B Physics and CP Violation
After an introduction to the Standard-Model description of CP violation, we turn to the main focus of these lectures, the B-meson system. Since... -
Deep Inelastic J/ψ Production at HERA in the Colour Singlet Model with k T -Factorization
We consider J/ψ meson production in ep deep inelastic scattering in the colour singlet model using the k T... -
Heavy Flavor Production off Protons and in a Nuclear Environment
These lectures present an overview of the current status of the QCD based phenomenology for open and hidden heavy flavor production at high energies.... -
4 Abelian Gauge Fixing
The formation of monopoles and their condensation in the QCD ground state is a feature which is related to abelian gauge fixing, discussed in this... -
Introduction
The state of a physical system is the mathematical description of our knowledge of it, and provides information on its future and past. A state... -
2 Quantum Tomographic Methods
The state of a physical system is the mathematical object that provides a complete information on the system. The knowledge of the state is... -
9 Quantum Operations on Qubitsand Their Characterization
Information encoded in quantum system has to obey rules of quantum physics which impose strict bounds on state estimation and on possible... -
The Why and Howof Radioactive-Beam Research
Research with radioactive ion beams has entered in the last decade a new era with the advent of energetic beams of radioactive nuclei which can... -
Traps for Rare Isotopes
Ion traps are widely used in fundamental and applied research. Over the past decade they have also gained significance as tools in experimental... -
Experiments with Radioactive Nuclear Beams
These lectures concern experiments with radioactive ion beams. After a brief historical overview, the different production methods for radioactive...