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The International Conference "Primordial Nucleosynthesis and
Evolution of Early Universe" was held in the presence of Prof.
William Fowler on 4 - 8 September 1990 at the Sanjo Conference
Hall, the University of Tokyo. This conference was co-sponsored by
IUPAP, the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, and by
the University of Tokyo. The number of participants was 156, 58
from 15 foreign countries and 98 from Japan. About 120
contributions were submitted orally or as posters. Originally this
conference was planned as a small gathering on Primordial
Nucleosynthesis as indicated in the title, since primordial
nucleosynthesis is the most important probe of the early stage of
the universe. As is well known, light element abundances strongly
depend on the time evolution of temperature and density. In this
sense we can say that primordial nucleosynthesis is both the
thermometer and speedometer of the early universe. Moreover,
recently it has been claimed that primordial nucleosynthesis is an
indicator of inhomogeneity of the early universe too. Now research
of the primordial nucleosynthesis is in a boom. We, however,
decided to include observational cosmology, of observations. taking
into account the recent remarkable results Nowadays, to reveal the
large scale structure of the universe and discover its origin is a
main subject in cosmology. We invited distinguished scientists from
all over the world, and very fortunately almost all these people
accepted to attend this conference.
How old is our Universe? At what speed is our Universe expanding?
Is our universe flat or curved? How is the hierarchical structure
of the present Universe formed? The purpose of IAU Symposium 183 on
the Cosmological Parameters and the Evolution of the Universe was
to encourage a state-of-the-art discussion and assessment of
cosmology by putting together the latest observational data and
theoretical ideas on the evolution of the universe and cosmological
parameters. In this volume, excellent reviews on these subjects by
distinguished scientists are included. The first article by M.S.
Longair, `Cosmological Parameters and the Evolution of the
Universe: Progress and Prospect', is a magnificent general review
which can be understood by non-specialists. The other reviews
include Hubble Constants (W.L. Freedman, G.A. Tammann), Microwave
Background Radiation (R.B. Partridge, N. Sugiyama), Galaxy
Formation and Evolution (R.S. Ellis) and Alternative Cosmological
Models (J.V. Narlikar). In addition to the reviews, recent
observational and theoretical developments by outstanding active
scientists are included.
How old is our Universe? At what speed is our Universe expanding?
Is our universe flat or curved? How is the hierarchical structure
of the present Universe formed? The purpose of IAU Symposium 183 on
the Cosmological Parameters and the Evolution of the Universe was
to encourage a state-of-the-art discussion and assessment of
cosmology by putting together the latest observational data and
theoretical ideas on the evolution of the universe and cosmological
parameters. In this volume, excellent reviews on these subjects by
distinguished scientists are included. The first article by M.S.
Longair, Cosmological Parameters and the Evolution of the Universe:
Progress and Prospect', is a magnificent general review which can
be understood by non-specialists. The other reviews include Hubble
Constants (W.L. Freedman, G.A. Tammann), Microwave Background
Radiation (R.B. Partridge, N. Sugiyama), Galaxy Formation and
Evolution (R.S. Ellis) and Alternative Cosmological Models (J.V.
Narlikar). In addition to the reviews, recent observational and
theoretical developments by outstanding active scientists are
included.
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