Big Bang Thermodynamics and Cosmic Relics

Mathews, Grant J.; Tang, Guobao

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-8818-1_109-1

Grant J. Mathews⁴ &
Guobao Tang⁴

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Abstract

This chapter reviews the basic thermodynamic relations during the big bang. The decoupling of dark matter, neutrinos, and photons is also reviewed along with a discussion of the nature of dark energy models.

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Work at the University of Notre Dame was supported by the U.S. Department of Energy under Nuclear Theory Grant DE-FG02-95-ER40934.

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Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
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Research Center for Nuclear Physics, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka, Japan
Hiroshi Toki
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan
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Mathews, G.J., Tang, G. (2023). Big Bang Thermodynamics and Cosmic Relics. In: Tanihata, I., Toki, H., Kajino, T. (eds) Handbook of Nuclear Physics . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8818-1_109-1

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8818-1_109-1
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