Neutrinos in Cosmology

Journal Article · Thu Jan 24 00:00:00 EST 2008 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2870375· OSTI ID:21052880

Wong, Yvonne Y. Y. ^[1]

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1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut) Foehringer Ring 6, 80805 Munich (Germany)

I give an overview of the effects of neutrinos on cosmology, focussing in particular on the role played by neutrinos in the evolution of cosmological perturbations. I discuss how recent observations of the cosmic microwave background and the large-scale structure of galaxies can probe neutrino masses with greater precision than current laboratory experiments. I describe several new techniques that will be used to probe cosmology in the future.

• OSTI ID: 21052880
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 972, Issue 1; Conference: Carpathian summer school of physics 2007 on exotic nuclei and nuclear/particle astrophysics (II), Sinaia (Romania), 21-31 Aug 2007; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2870375; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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