Primordial Nucleosynthesis: Constraints on the Birth of the Universe

We review the basic elements of big bang nucleosythesis (BBN) and how a comparison of predicted light-element abundances with observations constrains physics of the radiation-dominated epoch. We then summarize some applications of BBN and the cosmic microwave background (CMB) to constrain the first...

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Main Authors: Mathews Grant, Kusakabe Motohiko, Gangopadhyay Mayukh, Kajino Toshitaka, Sasankan Nishanth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201818401011