How to find the value of the baryon asymmetry in this paper

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around understanding the baryon to photon ratio ##\eta=n_b/n_\gamma## as presented in a specific review paper on big bang nucleosynthesis. Participants are seeking clarification on how to extract this value from the paper and its references.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses confusion about the baryon to photon ratio ##\eta## and its value of order ##10^{-10}## as mentioned in the review paper.
  • Another participant suggests that the review paper is meant to summarize information and direct readers to the original references for detailed understanding.
  • A participant notes that they found a different study citing the review paper for the ##\eta## value and questions how that conclusion was reached.
  • Repeated emphasis from multiple participants indicates that the review paper provides limited details and primarily serves as a guide to other sources.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree that the review paper serves as a summary and points to other references for detailed information, but there is no consensus on how to directly extract the ##\eta## value from the paper itself.

Contextual Notes

The discussion highlights the reliance on external references for detailed calculations and interpretations of the baryon to photon ratio, indicating a potential gap in the review paper's presentation of this specific value.

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Any help how to find the right value of the baryon asymmetry or the baryon density expected from the Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (BBN) of order ##\sim 10^{-10}## in a paper
I'm trying to understand from this paper

https://pdg.lbl.gov/2020/reviews/rpp2020-rev-bbang-nucleosynthesis.pdf

What is the value of the baryon to photon ratio ##\eta=n_b/n_\gamma## as named in figure 24.1, but I can't get from the figure or the paper how ##\eta## is of order ##10^{-10}##

Any help in reading such papers?

I mean I found in another study that the value of ##\eta## as expected from BBN is of order: ##6.07\pm0.33 \times 10^{-10} ##

So where can we find such value in the mentioned paper?
 
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Safinaz said:
Any help in reading such papers?

That's a review. It's job is to summarize and point you to the references. To understand the details, read the references.
 
Vanadium 50 said:
That's a review. It's job is to summarize and point you to the references. To understand the details, read the references.
I was reading a study about baryogenesis and the authors cited the mentioned paper and its ##\eta## value, so I just wonder how they concluded this value
 
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That's a review. It's job is to summarize and point you to the references. To understand the details, read the references.
 
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It literally briefly mentions how things are done and give you the references to where the details can be found.
 
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