ScholarLens Back to search
2008•EAS Publications SeriesRequires access

An Introduction to Primordial Nucleosynthesis

A. Coc

Open publisher page 0 citations

Abstract

Primordial nucleosynthesis is one of the three observational evidences for the Big–Bang model. Even though they span a range of nine orders of magnitude, there is indeed a good overall agreement between primordial abundances of 4He, D, 3He and 7Li either deduced from observation or primordial nucleosynthesis. This comparison was used for the determination of the baryonic density of the Universe. For this purpose, it is now superseded by the analysis of the CMB anisotropies. Big–Bang nucleosynthesis remains, nevertheless, a valuable tool to probe the physics of the early Universe.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Primordial nucleosynthesis is one of the three observational evidences for the Big–Bang model. Even though they span a range of nine orders of magnitude, there is indeed a good overall agreement between primordial abundances of 4He, D, 3He and 7Li either deduced from observation or primordial nucleosynthesis. This comparison was used for the determination of the baryonic density of the Universe. For this purpose, it is now superseded by the analysis of the CMB anisotropies. Big–Bang nucleosynthesis remains, nevertheless, a valuable tool to probe the physics of the early Universe.

Why it matters

A significance statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Primordial nucleosynthesis is one of the three observational evidences for the Big–Bang model. Even though they span a range of nine orders of magnitude, there is indeed a good overall agreement between primordial abundances of 4He, D, 3He and 7Li either deduced from observation or primordial nucleosynthesis. This comparison was used for the determination of the baryonic density of the Universe. For this purpose, it is now superseded by the analysis of the CMB anisotropies. Big–Bang nucleosynthesis remains, nevertheless, a valuable tool to probe the physics of the early Universe.

Key concepts: Big Bang nucleosynthesis, Physics, Nucleosynthesis, Cosmic microwave background, Astrophysics, Big Bang (financial markets), Universe, Stellar nucleosynthesis

Related papers

Related paper 1Related paper 2Related paper 3
Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
An Introduction to Primordial Nucleosynthesis — Research Paper | ScholarLens