Symmetry and Cosmology
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Physics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 1417
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cosmic inflation; field dynamics; finite temperature quantum field theory; cosmological phase transitions; early universe physics
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, titled “Symmetry and Cosmology”, aims to provide an overview of the latest developments concerning aspects of symmetry in the field of cosmology. Symmetry plays an important role in most approaches to cosmology, ranging from the early- to late-time Universe. They are essential ingredients in the analysis of the large-scale structure of the current universe, in the scalar field description of cosmological components, in gauge symmetries, in the effective field theory for cosmological perturbations, in quantum gravity proposals, in gravitational wave predictions from the interface between cosmology and astrophysics, cosmological phase transitions, among many other topics. Altogether, this Special Issue aims to provide an overview of the current developments in such areas, discussing new concepts which could guide and stimulate efforts in understanding important aspects of symmetries in cosmology.
Prof. Dr. Rudnei O. Ramos
Prof. Dr. Leila Lobato Graef
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- symmetry
- cosmology
- early universe
- large-scale structure
- quantum gravity
- effective field theory
- cosmological phase transitions
- cosmic microwave background
- cosmological perturbations
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