This volume provides an up-to-date understanding, from a fundamental and deep point of view, of the progress and current problems in the early universe, cosmic microwave background radiation, large scale structure, the dark matter problem, and the interplay between them. Emphasis is given to the mutual impact of fundamental physics and cosmology, at both the theoretical and the experimental or observational level, within a deep and well-defined programme, and a global unifying view, which provides, in addition, a careful interdisciplinary approach. Special lectures are devoted to neutrinos in...

At the 6th International Zermatt Symposium, Prof Antonino Zichichi of the World Federation of Scientists presented a lecture to a diverse audience of scientists, managers and engineers, among others, all of whom were interested to learn about the creative process which distinguishes mankind from other forms of life. This book presents Prof Zichichi's experience in the creative sphere of our existence.

If one knows the exact properties of a vacuum, one can predict everything. This book reviews and discusses our present understanding of “nothing”. The main results from LEP, HERA and FERMILAB are presented. In addition, new projects are discussed, as well as the current status of Higgs phenomenology and the search for supersymmetry at the major laboratories.

High energy physics has witnessed a remarkable development toward the theory of everything (TOE), whose best candidate is superstring theory. This development started with supersymmetry and has now reached the point of subjecting to experiment the problem of understanding the origin of space-time. This wide spectrum of unprecedented conceptual developments has its roots in our present knowledge of the fundamental forces of nature. This volume covers the most recent advances concerning these topics, taking into account their impact on observable phenomena. In addition, it reviews the status...