| Cosmology in Scalar-Tensor Gravity 2004 Edition Contributor(s): Faraoni, Valerio (Author) |
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ISBN: 1402019882 ISBN-13: 9781402019883 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2004 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Gravity - Science | Cosmology - Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational |
| Dewey: 523.1 |
| LCCN: 2004042715 |
| Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.82" W x 9.28" (1.28 lbs) 274 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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: |