Big bang nucleosynthesis: A status report

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Abstract

A status report on the standard model of big bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) in the post-WMAP era is presented. With the value of the baryon-to-photon ratio determine to relatively high precision by WMAP, standard BBN no longer has any free parameters. In this context, the theoretical prediction for the abundances of D, He4, and Li7 is discussed and compared to the observational determination of the light nuclides. While concordance for D and He4 are satisfactory, the prediction for Li7 exceeds the observational determination by a factor of about four. Possible solutions to this problem are also discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication11th Conference on the Intersections of Particle and Nuclear Physics, CIPANP 2012
Pages314-321
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event11th Conference on the Intersections of Particle and Nuclear Physics, CIPANP 2012 - St. Petersburg, FL, United States
Duration: May 29 2012Jun 3 2012

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1560
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Other

Other11th Conference on the Intersections of Particle and Nuclear Physics, CIPANP 2012
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySt. Petersburg, FL
Period5/29/126/3/12

Keywords

  • Cosmology
  • Element Abundances

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