This book, designed as a tool for young researchers and graduate
students, reviews the main open problems and research lines in various
fields of astroparticle physics: cosmic rays, gamma rays, neutrinos,
cosmology, and gravitational physics. The opening section discusses
cosmic rays of both galactic and extragalactic origin, examining
experimental results, theoretical models, and possible future
developments. The basics of gamma-ray astronomy are then described,
including the detection methods and techniques. Galactic and
extragalactic aspects of the field are addressed in the light of
recent discoveries with space-borne and ground-based detectors. The
review of neutrinos outlines the status of the investigations of
neutrino radiation and brings together relevant formulae, estimations,
and background information. Three complementary issues in cosmology
are examined: observable predictions of inflation in the early
universe, effects of dark energy/modified gravity in the large-scale
structure of the universe, and neutrinos in cosmology and large-scale
structures. The closing section on gravitational physics reviews
issues relating to quantum gravity, atomic precision tests,
space-based experiments, the strong field regime, gravitational waves,
multi-messengers, and alternative theories of gravity.
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ISBN
9783319654256
Publisert
2018
Utgiver
Springer Nature
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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