Cosmology in Scalar-Tensor Gravity /
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 gravit...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands,
2004.
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| Series: | Fundamental Theories of Physics, An International Book Series on The Fundamental Theories of Physics: Their Clarification, Development and Application ; ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 274 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781402019890 (electronic bk.) 1402019890 (electronic bk.) |