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Record Nr.

UNINA9910767560803321

Autore

Petrov Albert

Titolo

Introduction to Modified Gravity / / by Albert Petrov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-52862-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (VIII, 72 p. 1 illus.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Physics, , 2191-5423

Disciplina

531.14

526.7

Soggetti

Gravitation

Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Einstein gravity and the need for its modification -- Modifications of the pure gravitational sector -- Scalar-tensor gravities -- Vector-tensor gravities -- Horava-Lifshitz gravity -- Nonlocal gravity -- Summary.

Sommario/riassunto

This book reviews various modified gravity models, including those with modifications in the pure gravitational sector; those involving extra fields, that is, scalar-tensor and vector-tensor gravity theories; gravity models with Lorentz symmetry breaking; and nonlocal gravity models. The authors discuss both classical and quantum aspects of these theories. The book is unique in bringing together all the current alternatives to Einstein gravity in one source and serves as an excellent starting point for graduate students and other newcomers seeking an overview.