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Baryon Asymmetry in the Early Universe

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In this chapter the basic concepts and notation related to the physics of the early universe are introduced.

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Biondini, S. (2017). Baryon Asymmetry in the Early Universe. In: Effective Field Theories for Heavy Majorana Neutrinos in a Thermal Bath. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63901-7_2

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