Neutrinos and big bang nucleosynthesis

Advances in High Energy Physics

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Steigman, Gary ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMOLOGY; HADRONS; NEUTRONS; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; RADIATION EFFECTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

BARYON DENSITY; BIG BANG NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; COSMIC MICROWAVES; COSMIC NEUTRINO BACKGROUND; COSMIC NEUTRINOS; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; MICROWAVE PHOTON; NEUTRINO BACKGROUND; THE STANDARD MODEL; WEAK INTERACTIONS;

LITHIUM;

EID: 84872801442     PISSN: 16877357     EISSN: 16877365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/268321     Document Type: Review

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