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Non-minimal Higgs inflation and frame dependence in cosmology Christian Friedrich Steinwachs
Springer Nature - Springer Physics and Astronomy (R0) eBooks 2014 English International Available online
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- Book
- Thesis/Dissertation
- Author/Creator:
- Steinwachs, Christian Friedrich, author.
- Series:
- Springer theses 2190-5053
- Springer Theses 2190-5053
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Higgs bosons.
- Cosmology.
- cosmology.
- Genre:
- dissertations
- Academic theses
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cham Imprint Springer 2014
- Summary:
- 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 building a bridge between particle physics and cosmology. An essential ingredient for making this model consistent with observational data is a strong non-minimal coupling to gravity. Predictions for the value of the Higgs mass as well as for cosmological parameters are derived, and can be tested by future experiments. The results become especially exciting in the light of the recently announced discovery of the Higgs boson. The model of non-minimal Higgs inflation is also used in a quantum cosmological context to predict initial conditions for inflation. These results can in turn be tested by the detection of primordial gravitational waves. The presentation includes all introductory material about cosmology and the Standard Model that is essential for the further understanding. It also provides an introduction to the mathematical methods used to calculate the effective action by heat kernel methods
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Ph. D. University of Cologne 2012
- Includes bibliographical references
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 4, 2013)
- Other Format:
- Print version Steinwachs, Christian Friedrich. Non-minimal higgs inflation and frame dependence in cosmology : doctoral thesis accepted by University of Cologne, Germany
- ISBN:
- 9783319018423
- 3319018426
- 3319018418
- 9783319018416
- OCLC:
- 864883448
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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