Astroparticle Physics

XIITable of Contents11 The Cosmic Microwave Background ................................. 22911.1 Prelude: Transition to a Matter-Dominated Universe . ................. 22911.2 DiscoveryandBasicPropertiesoftheCMB ......................... 23111.3 FormationoftheCMB........................................... 23311.4 CMBAnisotropies .............................................. 23511.5 The Monopole and Dipole Terms . . ................................ 23611.5.1 Small-AngleAnisotropy ................................... 23711.6 DeterminationofCosmologicalParameters.......................... 23811.7 Problems ...................................................... 24412 Inflation ......................................................... 24512.1 TheHorizonProblem............................................ 24612.2 TheFlatnessProblem............................................ 24612.3 The Monopole Problem .......................................... 24812.4 HowInflationWorks............................................. 25112.5 Mechanisms for Inflation ......................................... 25312.6 SolutiontotheFlatnessProblem................................... 25612.7 SolutiontotheHorizonProblem................................... 25812.8 Solution to the Monopole Problem . ................................ 25912.9 InflationandtheGrowthofStructure............................... 26012.10 OutlookonInflation ............................................. 26212.11 Problems ...................................................... 26413 Dark Matter ..................................................... 26513.1 Large-ScaleStructureoftheUniverse .............................. 26513.2 MotivationforDarkMatter ....................................... 26613.2.1 DarkStars ............................................... 26913.2.2 NeutrinosasDarkMatter .................................. 27213.2.3 WeaklyInteractingMassiveParticles(WIMPs) ................ 27513.2.4 Axions.................................................. 27813.2.5 TheRôleoftheVacuumEnergyDensity...................... 27913.2.6 GalaxyFormation......................................... 28113.2.7 ResuméonDarkMatter.................................... 28313.3 Problems ...................................................... 28514 Astrobiology ..................................................... 28714.1 Problems ...................................................... 29015 Outlook ......................................................... 29315.1 Problems ...................................................... 29716 Glossary ......................................................... 29917 Solutions......................................................... 337