Primordial Nucleosynthesis
1988 ◽
Vol 20
(1)
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pp. 658-660
Keyword(s):
Big Bang
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Primordial nucleosynthesis which is responsible for the formation of the lightest elements (D, 3He, 4HE and 7Li) might be as important as the overall expansion of the Universe and the cosmic background radiation to prove the occurrence of a dense and hot phase for the Unvierse about 15 billion years ago. As recalled in many reviews (e.g. refs. 1, 2) the standard Big Bang nucleosynthesis leads to two important conclusions regarding (i) a limitation of the baryonic density such that the corresponding cosmological parameter ΩB ≤ 0.1; (ii) a limitation of the number of neutrino flavours to 3-4 consistent with the results concerning the widths of the Z0 and W± particles3.
2003 ◽
Vol 12
(09)
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pp. 1675-1680
2006 ◽
Vol 15
(01)
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pp. 1-35
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1987 ◽
Vol 117
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pp. 499-523
2009 ◽
Vol 5
(S268)
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pp. 19-26
1996 ◽
Vol 11
(19)
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pp. 1531-1538
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2007 ◽
Vol 3
(T26B)
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pp. 179-180
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