Ref Arxiv: astro-ph/0112226
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/19/13/303
Ref. & Cit.: NASA ADS
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Abstract:

This article gives a brief qualitative description of the possible evolution of the early Universe between the end of an inflationary epoch and the end of Big Bang nucleosynthesis. After a general introduction, establishing the minimum requirements cosmologists impose on this cosmic evolutionary phase, namely, successful baryogenesis, the production of cosmic dark matter, and successful light-element nucleosynthesis, a more detailed discussion on some recent developments follows. This latter includes the physics of preheating, the putative production of (alternative) dark matter, and the current status of Big Bang nucleosynthesis.

Comments: Article based on a talk presented at ``The Early Universe and Cosmological Observations: a Critical Review'', Cape Town, July 2001