Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2001-02-09
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Lectures delivered at the Nato Advanced Study Institute: Phase Transitions in the Early Universe: Theory and Observations. Eri
Scientific paper
In these lectures I discuss cosmological phase transitions with the goal of establishing the possibility of observational consequences. I argue that the {\em only} phase transition amenable of experimental study within the foreseeable future is that predicted by QCD and discuss some of the potential observational cosmological consequences associated with this phase transition(s). I describe the experimental effort to study the QCD phase transition(s) at RHIC and SPS and summarize some of the recent experimental results. The possibility of novel phases of QCD in the core of pulsars is discussed along with the suggested observational consequences. A brief review of standard big bang cosmology as well as the astrophysics of compact stars sets the stage for understanding the observational cosmological and astrophysical consequences of phase transitions in the standard model.
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