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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 (... -
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... -
Nuclear Reactions with Exotic Beams
We review different aspects of the physics involved in reactions induced by exotic nuclear beams. These include, in particular, effects associated... -
Infering Annihilation Channels of Neutralinos in Galactic Halos
Applying the microcanonical definition of entropy to a weakly interacting and self–gravitating neutralino gas, we evaluate the change in the local... -
Electroweak Baryogenesis and Primordial Hypermagnetic Fields
The origin of the matter-antimatter asymmetry of the universe remains one of the outstanding questions yet to be answered by modern cosmology, and... -
Survey of Current Theoretical Schemes
With a view to the growing interest in heavy-ion stop**, theoretical schemes have been developed over the past few years aiming at calculating... -
Statistics of Particle Penetration
The importance of statistical considerations in the physics of particle penetration has been emphasized in particular by Bohr (1948). An extensive...