A pedagogical review of modern cosmology which attempts to describe the birth of the Universe and its evolution, and particle physics that is supposed to explain the microscopic particle world is presented with emphasis on their inter-relationship. I ...
A pedagogical review of modern cosmology which attempts to describe the birth of the Universe and its evolution, and particle physics that is supposed to explain the microscopic particle world is presented with emphasis on their inter-relationship. I first describe the present Universe that we live in and point out many successes of the modern cosmology and its unsolved problems. After a short summary of recent developments in particle physics, I discuss how the knowledge of particle physics has made spectacular advances possible in modern cosmology. I argue that the ultimate understanding of particle physics may solve the mystery of the creation of the Universe and its evolution.