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UNINA9910820513903321 |
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Autore |
Fujii Yasunori |
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Titolo |
The scalar-tensor theory of gravitation / / Yasunori Fujii, Kei-ichi Maeda |
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Cambridge, UK ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-107-13269-X |
0-521-03752-2 |
1-280-41957-1 |
9786610419579 |
0-511-17850-6 |
0-511-14881-X |
0-511-30573-7 |
0-511-53509-0 |
0-511-04518-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 240 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Collana |
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Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-236) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prototype Brans-Dicke model -- Conformal transformation -- Cosmology with lambda -- Models of an accelerating universe -- Quantum effects. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The scalar-tensor theory of gravitation is one of the most popular alternatives to Einstein's theory of gravitation. This book provides a clear and concise introduction to the theoretical ideas and developments, exploring scalar fields and placing them in context with a discussion of Brans-Dicke theory. Topics covered include the cosmological constant problem, time variability of coupling constants, higher dimensional space-time, branes and conformal transformations. The authors emphasize the physical applications of the scalar-tensor theory and thus provide a pedagogical overview of the subject, keeping more mathematically detailed sections for the appendices. This book is suitable for graduate courses in cosmology, gravitation and relativity. It |
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