CONTENTS -- Committees -- Preface -- Cold Dark Matter Cosmology: Status and Open Questions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Cosmological Parameters and Observations on Large Scales -- 3 Further Successes of ACDM -- 4 Halo Centers -- 5 Too Much Substructure? -- 6 Alternatives to CDM? -- 7 Outlook -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Review of Cosmological Parameters -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Qm -- 3 QA -- 4 Ho -- 5 to -- 6 Summary -- References -- Relic Neutralinos: An Overview -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Supersymmetric Models -- 3 Results -- 4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Neutralino Proton Cross Section and Dark Matter Detection -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Analysis -- 3 mSUGRA model -- 4 Nonuniversal SUGRA Models -- 5 D-Brane Models -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- What is the Dark Matter of the Universe? -- 1 IS THE LSP THE COLD DARK MATTER? -- 2 IS THE COLD DARK MATTER AXIONS? -- 3 DO NEUTRINOS PROVIDE DARK MATTER? -- 4 CONCLUSIONS -- 5 Acknowledgments -- References -- Axino - New Candidate for Cold Dark Matter -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Axino -- 3 Axino Production -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Signature for Signals from the Dark Universe -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The LXe set-up -- 3 The CaF2(Eu) -- 4 The ~ 100 kg highly radiopure Nal(Tl) set - up -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Limits on the WIMP-Nucleon Cross-Section from the Cryogenic Dark Matter Search -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Cryogenic Dark Matter Search -- 3 Results from the 1998 Si and 1999 Ge Data Runs -- 4 Plans for Future -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Large N Cosmology -- 1 Large N Universe -- 2 Trace Anomaly -- 3 Quantum Creation of the Universe -- 4 ADS-CFT -- 5 O4 Metrics -- 6 Combined Action -- 7 Stationary Point Metric (four sphere of radius).

8 Transverse traceless mode and instability of de Sitter -- 9 Transverse Traceless Action -- 10 Tensor Fluctuations in Microwave -- 11 Features That Should Be Present in Ultimate Model -- References -- Observational Constraints on Models of Inflation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Inflation and the spectral index of the primordial curvature perturbation -- 3 Comparison with models of slow-roll inflation -- 4 Running-mass models of inflation -- 5 Where are we going with inflation models? -- References -- Natural Chaotic Inflation Model in Supergravity -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Natural chaotic inflation in supergravity -- 3 New inflation in supergravity with a chaotic initial condition -- 4 Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Anthropic Selection -- 1 What is the Anthropic Principle? -- 2 The Structure of the Fundamental Theory -- 3 Conjectured Structure of String Theory -- 4 Structure of the Eternally Inflating Universe -- 5 The Accelerating Universe -- 6 Anthropic Selection Rules -- 7 Anthropically Selected Fine-Tuned Cosmological Constant versus a Solution to the Cosmological Constant Problem -- 8 Outlook -- Acknowledgments -- Atmospheric and Solar Neutrino Masses and Abelian Flavor Symmetry -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Why neutrinos are so light? -- 3 Models with abelian flavor symmetry -- References -- Current Experimental Status of Neutrino Oscillation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Atmospheric Neutrino Results -- 3 Solar neutrino results -- 4 Reactor Experiments -- 5 Accelerator Experiments -- 6 Forthcoming Experiments -- 7 Conclusions -- References -- The PAMELA Experiment: A Clue to the Enigma of Antimatter in Space -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Scientific Case -- 3 The PAMELA Instrument -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Tunneling Phenomena in Cosmology: Some Fundamental Problems -- References.

The Cosmological Constant and the Brane World Scenario -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The problem of the cosmological constant -- 3 Some attempts to solve the problem -- 4 Extra dimensions as a new hope -- 5 A first example: the Randall-Sundrum model -- 6 Self-Tuning -- 7 Nearby curved solutions -- 8 Outlook -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Diluting Gravity with Compact Hyperboloids -- 1 Some Background about Large Extra Dimensions -- 2 Some Interesting Manifolds -- 3 Conclusions and Further Directions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Radion Phenomenology in Randall Sundrum Scenario -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Radion in the Randall Sundrum Scenario I -- 3 Scale Anomaly and the Interaction Lagrangian for a Radion -- 4 Radion Phenomenology -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Cosmology of Randall-Sundrum Models -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Effective four-dimensional equations on the brane -- 3 Five-dimensional cosmological solutions -- 4 The stabilized RS models -- 5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Precise Calculation of Neutralino Relic Density in the Minimal Supergravity Model -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Calculation of the relic density -- 3 Thermal average - exact formula vs. expansion -- 4 Numerical results -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Microlensing by Non-Compact (Non-Baryonic) Objects (Neutralino Stars): Theory and Possible Interpretation of Observational Data -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Non-singular model for compact microlenses -- 3 Analysis of the gravitational lens equation -- 4 Two types of light curves -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- A Feasibility Study for Dark Matter Search using CsI(Tl) Crystal -- 1 Motivation -- 2 Background measurements of Csl crystals -- 3 Light yields -- 4 Pulse shape discrimination -- 5 Expected sensitivity -- Acknowledgments -- References.

Inflation with Supersymmetry Breaking -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The model -- 3 The inflationary phase -- 4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Testing an Inflation Model with a Massive Nonminimal Scalar Field -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Nonminimally coupled scalar field theory -- 3 The Einstein-frame -- 4 Discussions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- QCD Phase Transition and Primordial Density Perturbations -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Quintessence Axion Potential from Electroweak Instantons -- Cosmological Constant Problem -- Quintessence -- Supersymmetric Calculation of Electroweak Instanton Effects -- Discussion on the Coincidence Problem -- Testability -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Adiabatic Gravitational Perturbation Growth During Preheating -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Reheating period -- 3 Discussion and Conclusion -- Acknowledgements: -- References -- Cosmological Implications of Multi-Winding Defects -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Multi-Winding String -- 3 Constraint on Multi-Winding String Model by PBHs -- 4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Q-Ball Formation Baryogenesis and Dark Matter in the Gauge-Mediated SUSY Breaking Scenario -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Properties of Q balls in the gauge-mediated SUSY breaking -- 3 Q-ball formation through Affleck-Dine mechanism -- 4 Baryogenesis by the charge evaporation from Q-ball surfaces -- 5 Q-ball detection -- 6 Reheating temperature after inflation and thermal bath before reheating -- 7 Conclusion -- References -- Numerical Simulations of Electroweak Baryogenesis at Preheating -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Simulations -- 3 Results -- 4 Baryon asymmetry -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Multi-Field Fermionic Preheating -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The model and basic equations -- 3 Fermion production during preheating -- 4 Conclusions.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- References -- Conserved Evolutions of the Perturbed Friedmann World Model -- 1 Gravity theory and perturbed world model -- 2 Scalar-type structure -- 3 Vector-type structure -- 4 Tensor-type structure -- References -- Photodissociation and the Non-Thermal Process in Primordial Nucleosynthesis -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Current status of the observational data -- 3 Photodissociation of light elements -- 4 Comparison with observational light element abundances and analysis -- 5 summary -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Affleck-Dine Leptogenesis with an Ultralight Neutrino -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Flat directions for the Leptogenesis -- 3 The resultant lepton asymmetry. -- 4 Large effective masses for right-handed neutrinos -- 5 Conclusions and discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- The Helium Abundance Problem and Non-Minimally Coupled Quintessence -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Color Superconductivity and Compact Star Cooling -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Lattice Gauge Theory of Gauged Nambu-Jona-Lasinio Model -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Lattice simulation and result -- 3 Conclusion -- References -- Bursts of Gravitational Radiation from Superconducting Cosmic Strings and the Neutrino Mass Spectrum -- 1 Reviewing Cosmic Strings -- 2 The Berezinsky Hnatyk and Vilenkin SCCS Loops Model for GRBs -- 3 Gravitational Waves from Cosmic String Loops -- 4 The Neutrino Mass Spectrum from Timing GWs and v Bursts -- 5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Modeling a Network of Brane-Worlds -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Modeling a Network of Brane-Worlds -- 3 SUSY Breanking -- 4 Kalzua-Klein Spectrum -- 5 Noncommutative Compactification -- References -- Gauss-Bonnet Interaction in Randall-Sundrum Compactification -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A review of RS model.

3 Static and inflationary solutions.