Combining theory and observations [Elektronische Ressource] : a sample study of the interplay between cosmology and particle physics / Suchita C. Kulkarni

Combiningtheoryandobservations-asamplestudyoftheinterplaybetweencosmologyandparticlephysicsDissertationzurErlangungdesDoktorgrades(Dr.rer.nat.)derMathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen-FakultätderRheinischenFriedrich-Wilhelms-UniversitätBonnvorgelegtvonSuchitaC.KulkarniausDombivali-India31stMay2011Bonn2011Referent: Prof.Dr.ManuelDreesKoreferent: Prof.Dr.HerbertDreinerTagderPromotion: 08.08.2011Erscheinungsjahr: 2011Tomyteacher Mr. KedarSoni,whointroducedmeto theawesomeness ofphysics!iAcknowledgementsToday, I take one more step towards my dream of being a physicist, I pause for a while andlook back to see the smiling faces of many who helped me. By blaming all of them who areresponsible for me to be here, I wish to express my gratitude and happiness for the fact thattheyarethere.The biggest component of life is always the parents. (As long as you are single!) I thankAai, Baba and Prachi for letting me escape home and live life of a self-imposed exile. I shallcontinuetodoso.I thank Manuel, who has been both my boss and a friend. Without him, I would not havedared to divulge in such diverse topics. Manuel, thanks for giving me the confidence that Iam capable of doing so. I will invariably miss the lunch and coffee table discussions. With-out them, I would not have understood the Large Scale Structure of the Earth, from historyand geography to politics and economics.