The scalar-tensor theory of gravitation / / Yasunori Fujii, Kei-ichi Maeda [[electronic resource]]
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| Autore: |
Fujii Yasunori
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| Titolo: |
The scalar-tensor theory of gravitation / / Yasunori Fujii, Kei-ichi Maeda [[electronic resource]]
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| 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.: | 9910450098503321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics.