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Cosmological Probes of Light Relics

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Authors:
  1. Benjamin Wallisch

    1. School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA

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  • Nominated as an outstanding Ph.D. thesis by the University of Cambridge, UK
  • Connects theoretical cosmology, observational cosmology and particle physics through analytic insights, numerical computations and statistical data analyses
  • Includes a comprehensive review of the relevant background and detailed discussion of the interplay between these fields of study
  • Presents a significant advance in linking physics beyond the Standard Model to cosmological observables and demonstrates the potential of cosmology to constrain particle physics

Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
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  2. Introduction

    • Benjamin Wallisch
    Pages 1-7

  3. Review of Modern Cosmology

    • Benjamin Wallisch
    Pages 9-47

  4. Light Species in Cosmology and Particle Physics

    • Benjamin Wallisch
    Pages 49-80

  5. New Target for Cosmic Axion Searches

    • Benjamin Wallisch
    Pages 81-99

  6. Searching for Light Relics with the CMB

    • Benjamin Wallisch
    Pages 101-133

  7. Searching for Light Relics with LSS

    • Benjamin Wallisch
    Pages 135-160

  8. Measurement of Neutrinos in the BAO Spectrum

    • Benjamin Wallisch
    Pages 161-178

  9. Conclusions and Outlook

    • Benjamin Wallisch
    Pages 179-181

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 183-220
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About this book

The wealth of recent cosmic microwave background and large-scale structure data has transformed the field of cosmology. These observations have not only become precise enough to answer questions about the universe on the largest scales, but also to address puzzles in the microscopic description of Nature. This thesis investigates new ways of probing the early universe, the properties of neutrinos and the possible existence of other light particles. In particular, based on detailed theoretical insights and novel analyses, new evidence for the cosmic neutrino background is found in the distribution of galaxies and in cosmic microwave background data. This tests the Standard Model of particle physics and the universe back to a time when it was about one second old. Furthermore, it is demonstrated that future observations will be capable of probing physics beyond the Standard Model since they can achieve a particular target which would either allow the detection of any light particles thathave ever been in thermal equilibrium or imply strong bounds on their properties.







                             

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Natural Sciences, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA

    Benjamin Wallisch

About the author

Benjamin Wallisch is currently a postdoctoral member at the Institute for Advanced Study and a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, San Diego. He obtained his doctorate in theoretical physics at the University of Cambridge after completing a Bachelor of Science at the Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg and obtaining Master's degrees at these institutions.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cosmological Probes of Light Relics

  • Authors: Benjamin Wallisch

  • Series Title: Springer Theses

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31098-1

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31097-4Published: 06 December 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-31100-1Published: 10 January 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-31098-1Published: 20 November 2019

  • Series ISSN: 2190-5053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 220

  • Number of Illustrations: 20 b/w illustrations, 51 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cosmology, Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics

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