Cosmology in Scalar-Tensor Gravity

von Valerio Faraoni

274 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Cosmology in Scalar-Tensor Gravity covers all aspects of cosmology in scalar-tensor theories of gravity. Considerable progress has been made in this exciting area of physics and this book is the first to provide a critical overview of the research. Among the topics treated are: -Scalar-tensor gravity and its limit to general relativity, -Effective energy-momentum tensors and conformal frames, -Gravitational waves in scalar-tensor cosmology, -Specific scalar-tensor theories, -Exact cosmological solutions and cosmological perturbations, -Scalar-tensor scenarios of the early universe and inflation, -Scalar-tensor models of quintessence in the present universe and their far-reaching consequences for the ultimate fate of the cosmos.

• Reihe: Fundamental Theories of Physics
• Themen: Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Astrophysik
• ISBN: 9789048165643
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 14.03.2012
• Größe: 23.5 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: Springer Netherland