Download or read book Third Paris Cosmology Colloquium - Proceedings Of The Third Paris Cosmology Colloquium Within The Framework Of The International School Of Astrophysics written by H J De Vega and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 1996-02-16 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this meeting was to cover selected topics of high current interest in the interplay between cosmology and fundamental physics. It brought together physicists, astrophysicists and astronomers and allowed easy and fruitful mutual contacts and communication among them. Topics covered this year include: phase transitions in cosmology and evolution out of the equilibrium of quantum fields, fundamental strings and cosmic strings in cosmology, dark matter and large scale structure, black holes and quantum gravity.