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1. Euclidean Quantum Field Theory on Commutative and Noncommutative Spaces

   I give an introduction to Euclidean quantum field theory from the point of view of statistical physics, with emphasis both on Feynman graphs and on...

   R. Wulkenhaar in Geometric and Topological Methods for Quantum Field Theory

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2. Index Theorems and Noncommutative Topology

   These lecture notes are mainly devoted to a K-theory proof of the Atiyah-Singer index theorem. Some applications of the K-theory to noncommutative...

   T. Fack in Geometric and Topological Methods for Quantum Field Theory

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3. Astrophysical Bounds on Planck Suppressed Lorentz Violation

   This article reviews many of the observational constraints on Lorentz symmetry violation (LV). We first describe the GZK cuto. and other phenomena...

   T. Jacobson, S. Liberati, D. Mattingly in Planck Scale Effects in Astrophysics and Cosmology

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4. Inflationary Cosmological Perturbations of Quantum-Mechanical Origin

   This review article aims at presenting the theory of inflation. We first describe the background spacetime behavior during the slow-roll phase and...

   J. Martin in Planck Scale Effects in Astrophysics and Cosmology

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5. Quantum Gravity

   It is not clear at all what is the problem in quantum gravity (cf. [3] or [8] for general reviews, written in the same spirit as the present one)....

   E. Alvarez in Planck Scale Effects in Astrophysics and Cosmology

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6. Beyond the Standard Model

   Some possible directions for physics beyond the Standard Model are reviewed, with particular emphasis on topics relevant to astrophysics and...

   John Ellis in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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7. Cosmic Microwave Background Fluctuations

   Several experiments have recently detected very low contrast, sub-horizon scale structures in the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB). In the current...

   S. Masi, P. A. R. Ade, ... F. Scaramuzzi in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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8. Evidence for an Accelerating Universe from Type Ia Supernovae

   The expansion history of the universe is revealed by measurements of cosmic distances. Since the various energy components in a Friedmann universe...

   Bruno Leibundgut in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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9. Constraining Cosmological Parameters with Observations of Galaxy Clusters

   Galaxy clusters are ideal probes of the large-scale structure of the Universe and for the tests of cosmological models. Based on the REFLEX redshift...

   Hans Böhringer, Peter Schuecker, ... Chris A. Collins in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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10. The NASA - MIDEX Swift Mission

    The Gamma Ray Bursts as powerful extragalactic sources are one of the major discovery which occurred in the last decade thanks to the BATSE satellite...

    G. Chincarini in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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11. Fundamental Physics with Space Experiments

    I review a category of experiments in fundamental physics that need space as a laboratory. All these experiments have in common the need of a very...

    S. Vitale in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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12. Connections Between Quantum Theory and Cosmology: An Unconventional View

    Usually cosmology is seen as a special part of general relativity. Quantum theory is normally understood as responsible for the small and the very...

    Thomas Görnitz in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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13. A New Unifying Field Spacetime Structure

    Analysis of the data and equations for the solar system and the hydrogen atom identified a unifying spacetime structure intrinsic to the fields. The...

    Bruce Feigler, Margaret Joseph in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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14. High Energy Photon Flux Prediction from Neutralino Annihilation in M 31

    Considering a NFW halo of M 31 made of neutralinos, predictions for the...

    Alain Falvard, Edmond Giraud, ... Richard Taillet in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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15. Cosmic Shear from STIS Pure Parallels - II. Analysis

    The tidal gravitational field due to the inhomogeneous distribution of matter in the Universe causes the distortion of light bundles from distant...

    H. Hämmerle, J.-M. Miralles, ... S. D. M. White in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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16. APPLES: A Parallel Slitless Imaging Survey for ACS

    We present APPLES, the ACS Pure Parallel Ly $\alpha$ Emission...

    Anna Pasquali, Norbert Pirzkal, ... the APPLES Team in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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17. Big Bang Nucleosynthesis of Lithium-7 and the Baryon Density of the Universe

    Thanks to recent nuclear physic compilations, we update Standard Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (SBBN) calculations. By a Monte-Carlo technique, we...

    Elisabeth Vangioni-Flam, Alain Coc, Michel Cassé in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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18. Problems of Cosmological Darwinian Selection and the Origin of Habitable Universes

    For the cosmologist and physicist Lee Smolin, our universe is only one in a much larger cosmos (the Multiverse), a member of a growing community of...

    Rüdiger Vaas in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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19. Astroparticle Physics with the L3+C Detector

    The L3+C detector, which was located at the CERN electron-positron collider, LEP, has been used to collect a total of...

    Pierre Le Coultre in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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20. Alpha: A Constant That Is Not a Constant?

    We review the observational information on the constancy of the fine structure constant...

    G. Fiorentini, B. Ricci in Astronomy, Cosmology and Fundamental Physics

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