Non-minimal Higgs Inflation and Frame Dependence in Cosmology
This thesis explores the idea that the Higgs boson of the Standard Model and the cosmological inflaton are just two manifestations of one and the same scalar field - the Higgs-inflaton. By this unification two energy scales that are separated by many orders of magnitude are connected, thereby buildi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing
2014, 2014
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2014 |
| Series: | Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Cosmology
- Standard Model
- Effective Action and Renormalization Group
- One-Loop Cosmology and Frame Dependence
- Non-minimal Higgs Inflation
- Quantum Cosmology
- Summary and Outlook
- Riemann Curvature Tensor
- Variations and Derivatives
- Young Tableaux for Su (3)
- Synge's World Function