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Big bang nucleosynthesis (BBN), an epoch of primordial nuclear transformations in the expanding Universe, has left an observable imprint in the abundances of light elements. Precision observations of such abundances, combined with…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2011-04-14 Maxim Pospelov , Josef Pradler

Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN) is an important stage of a homogeneous and isotropic expanding universe. The results of calculation of the synthesis of light elements during this epoch can then be compared with the abundances of the light…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2023-03-15 Chen Wu

One of the three testaments in favor of the big bang theory is the prediction of the primordial elemental abundances in the big-bang nucleosynthesis (BBN). The Standard BBN is a parameter-free theory due to the precise knowledge of the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-05-28 Vinay Singh , Debasis Bhowmick , D. N. Basu

Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN), along with the cosmic background radiation and the Hubble expansion, is one of the pillars ofthe standard, hot, big bang cosmology since the primordial synthesis of the light nuclides (D, $^3$He, $^4$He,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-02-03 Gary Steigman

Primordial nucleosynthesis, or big bang nucleosynthesis (BBN), is one of the three evidences for the big bang model, together with the expansion of the universe and the cosmic microwave background. There is a good global agreement over a…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-09-20 Alain Coc , Elisabeth Vangioni

Primordial nucleosynthesis provides a probe of the Universe during its early evolution. Given the progress exploring the constituents, structure, and recent evolution of the Universe, it is timely to review the status of Big Bang…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-11 Gary Steigman

Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN), as one of the earliest processes in the universe accessible to direct observation, offers a powerful and independent probe of the cosmic expansion history. With recent advances in both theory and observation,…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2026-02-25 Christopher Cook , Joel Meyers

Big-bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) theory, together with the precise WMAP cosmic baryon density, makes tight predictions for the abundances of the lightest elements. Deuterium and 4He measurements agree well with expectations, but 7Li…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2012-03-19 Brian D. Fields

Primordial nucleosynthesis provides a probe of the Universe during its early evolution. Given the progress exploring the constituents, structure, and recent evolution of the Universe, it is timely to review the status of Big Bang…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-23 Gary Steigman

The conventional Big Bang model successfully anticipates the initial abundances of 2H(D), 3He, and 4He, aligning remarkably well with observational data. However, a persistent challenge arises in the case of 7Li, where the predicted…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2024-04-25 C. A. Bertulani , Shubhchintak

We present an up-to-date review of Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN). We discuss the main improvements which have been achieved in the past two decades on the overall theoretical framework, summarize the impact of new experimental results on…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-04-21 F. Iocco , G. Mangano , G. Miele , O. Pisanti , P. D. Serpico

Big-bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) describes the production of the lightest nuclides via a dynamic interplay among the four fundamental forces during the first seconds of cosmic time. We briefly overview the essentials of this physics, and…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-04-13 Richard H. Cyburt , Brian D. Fields , Keith A. Olive , Tsung-Han Yeh

Primordial nucleosynthesis, or Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN), is one of the three evidences for the Big-Bang model, together with the expansion of the Universe and the Cosmic Microwave Background. There is a good global agreement over a…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2017-01-18 Alain Coc

Combined with other CMB experiments, the WMAP survey provides an accurate estimate of the baryon density of the Universe. In the framework of the standard Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN), such a baryon density leads to predictions for the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-01-19 Julien Larena , Jean-Michel Alimi , Arturo Serna

Prediction of the primordial abundances of elements in the big-bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) is one of the three strong evidences for the big bang model. Precise knowledge of the baryon-to-photon ratio of the Universe from observations of the…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2019-06-24 Vinay Singh , Joydev Lahiri , Debasis Bhowmick , D. N. Basu

Primordial or big bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) is now a parameter free theory whose predictions are in good overall agreement with observations. However, the 7Li calculated abundance is significantly higher than the one deduced from…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-03-20 Alain Coc

Primordial or big bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) is one of the three historical strong evidences for the big bang model. The recent results by the Planck satellite mission have slightly changed the estimate of the baryonic density compared to…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-19 Alain Coc , Jean-Philippe Uzan , Elisabeth Vangioni

Big Bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) theory predicts the abundances of the light elements D, $^3$He, $^4$He and $^7$Li produced in the early universe. The primordial abundances of D and $^4$He inferred from observational data are in good…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2017-01-17 S. Q. Hou , J. J. He , A. Parikh , D. Kahl , C. A. Bertulani , T. Kajino , G. J. Mathews , G. Zhao

For a brief time in its early evolution the Universe was a cosmic nuclear reactor. The expansion and cooling of the Universe limited this epoch to the first few minutes, allowing time for the synthesis in astrophysically interesting…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2010-09-27 Gary Steigman

The concordance of standard big bang nucleosynthesis theory and the related observations of the light element isotopes (including some new higher \he4 abundances) will be reviewed. Implications of BBN on chemical evolution, dark matter and…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-09-15 Keith A. Olive
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