Preface |
Dedication of the 8th Course to / A.D. Sakharov |
The Early Universe / I: |
Phase Transitions in the Early and the Present Universe: from the Big Bang to Heavy Ion Collisions / D. Boyanovsky |
Tsunami Inflation: Selfconsistent Quantum Dynamics / H.J. de Vega |
String Driven Cosmology and its Predictions / N. Sanchez |
Quark-Gluon Plasma in the Early Universe / J.I. Kapusta |
Finite Temperature and Non-Equilibrium Phase Transitions in the Early Universe / M. Shaposhnikov |
Phase Transitions During Inflation and Chemically Inhomogeneous Universe / A.D. Dolgov |
Chaos in Cosmology / I.M. Khalatnikov ; A.Y. Kamenshchik |
Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation / II: |
The Physics of CMB Anisotropies / W. Hu |
The Cosmic Microwave Background after Maxima and Boomerang / P.L. Richards |
Large Scale Structure, Dark Matter / III: |
Large - scale Structure, Theory and Statistics / P. Coles |
Measuring Global Curvature and Cosmic Acceleration with Supernovae / B.P. Schmidt |
Recent Developments in the Search for Baryonic Dark Matter / B.J. Carr |
Fractals and Scaling Laws in Astrophysics and Cosmology / IV: |
Complexity in Cosmology / F.S. Labini ; L. Pietronero |
Statistical Mechanics of the Self-Gravitating Gas |
Thermodynamic Limit, Phase Diagrams, Local Physical Magnitudes and Fractal Structures |
Phase Transitions and Galaxy Clustering / W.C. Saslaw |
The Ultimate Phase Transition |
Primordial and Astrophysical Black Holes / V: |
Black Holes: Scatterers, Absorbers and Emitters of Particles |
Black Hole Astrophysics / I.V. Artemova ; I.D. Novikov |
Black Hole Emission in String Theory and the String Phase of Black Holes |
Primordial Black Holes as a Probe of the Early Universe and a Varying Gravitational Constant |
Primordial Black Holes and Hot Matter |
Energy and Neutrino Astrophysics / VI: |
The Curious Adventure of the Ultrahigh Energy Cosmic Rays / F.W. Stecker |
Challenges of the Highest Energy Events Observed / P.L. Biermann |
In What Sense is the Energy Spectrum a Universal Property of Extreme Energy Cosmic Rays / J. Linsley |
Physics of Charged Cosmic Rays with the AMS Experiment / J.P. Vialle |
Cosmic Magnetic Fields |
The International Space Station / VII: |
Space Science Utilization of the International Space Station / W.V. Jones |
The Italian Role on the International Space Station / A. Lorenzoni ; M.C. Falvella |
Author Index |
Preface |
Dedication of the 8th Course to / A.D. Sakharov |
The Early Universe / I: |
Phase Transitions in the Early and the Present Universe: from the Big Bang to Heavy Ion Collisions / D. Boyanovsky |
Tsunami Inflation: Selfconsistent Quantum Dynamics / H.J. de Vega |
String Driven Cosmology and its Predictions / N. Sanchez |