Non-minimal Higgs Inflation and Frame Dependence in Cosmology

Christian Friedrich Steinwachs (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

XVI, 279 Seiten

2016 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-37641-7 (ISBN)

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This book explores the idea that the Higgs boson of the Standard Model and cosmological inflation are two manifestations of the same scalar field: the Higgs-inflaton. It connects two energy scales, building a bridge between particle physics and cosmology.

This thesis explores the idea that the Higgs boson of the Standard Model and the cosmological inflation are just two manifestations of one and the same scalar field - the Higgs-inflation. By this unification two energy scales that are separated by many orders of magnitude are connected, thereby building a bridge between particle physics and cosmology. An essential ingredient for making this model consistent with observational data is a strong non-minimal coupling to gravity. Predictions for the value of the Higgs mass as well as for cosmological parameters are derived, and can be tested by future experiments. The results become especially exciting in the light of the recently announced discovery of the Higgs boson.
The model of non-minimal Higgs inflation is also used in a quantum cosmological context to predict initial conditions for inflation. These results can in turn be tested by the detection of primordial gravitational waves.
The presentation includes all introductory material about cosmology and the Standard Model that is essential for the further understanding. It also provides an introduction to the mathematical methods used to calculate the effective action by heat kernel methods.

Dr. Christian Friedrich Steinwachs 465 Valley Road NG5 1HZ Nottingham, UK christian.steinwachs@nottingham.ac.uk

Introduction.- Cosmology.- Standard Model.- Effective Action and Renormalization Group.- One-Loop Cosmology and Frame Dependence.- Non-minimal Higgs Inflation.- Quantum Cosmology.- Summary and Outlook.- Riemann Curvature Tensor.- Variations and Derivatives.- Young Tableaux for Su (3).- Synge's World Function.

Erscheinungsdatum	01.09.2016
Reihe/Serie	Springer Theses
Zusatzinfo	XVI, 279 p. 41 illus., 21 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Hochenergiephysik / Teilchenphysik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Quantenphysik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Relativitätstheorie
Schlagworte	Cosmological Inflaton • Cosmology • Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory • Higgs boson • Higgs Inflaton Field • Inflation in Early Universe • Initial Conditions of Universe • Mathematical Physics • Non-minimal Coupling of Higgs Field • Physics and Astronomy • Prediction of Cosmological Parameters • Primordial Gravitational Waves • Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum fie • Relativity physics • Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physic
ISBN-10	3-319-37641-1 / 3319376411
ISBN-13	978-3-319-37641-7 / 9783319376417
Zustand	Neuware