Abstract: Although very weakly interacting, neutrinos are produced copiously in the early universe and may play a crucial role in establishing the contents and structure of the universe and its subsequent evolution. After reviewing the physics which influences the production and survival of neutrinos--massive as well as massless--in the early universe, I will outline their effects on primordial nucleosynthesis and on the dynamics and large scale structure of the universe. The complementary nature of the Astro-Particle Physics Connection will be emphasized with particular attention paid to the "17 keV neutrino", light neutrinos as hot dark matter and constraints on the mass and lifetime of the tau-neutrino.
Publication Year: 1993
Publication Date: 1993-04-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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