The scalar-tensor theory of gravitation / / Yasunori Fujii, Kei-ichi Maeda [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Fujii Yasunori
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 240 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 531/.14
• Soggetto topico: Gravitation
• Persona (resp. second.): MaedaKeiichi <1950->
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-236) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Prototype Brans-Dicke model -- Conformal transformation -- Cosmology with lambda -- Models of an accelerating universe -- Quantum effects.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 will also provide a valuable reference for researchers.
• Titolo autorizzato: Scalar-tensor theory of gravitation
• ISBN: 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
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910782940003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics.