Bounds on the Effective Theory of Gravity in Models of Particle Physics and Cosmology / / by Michael Atkins

• Autore: Atkins Michael
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2014.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (104 p.)
• Disciplina: 530.143
• Soggetto topico: Gravitation; Nuclear physics; Cosmology; Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory; Particle and Nuclear Physics
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Unitarity of Gravity Coupled to Models of Particle Physics -- Unitarity of Models with Extra Dimensions -- Higgs Inflation -- Bound on the Non-minimal Coupling of the Higgs Boson to Gravity -- Conclusions.
• Sommario/riassunto: The effective theory of quantum gravity coupled to models of particle physics is being probed by cutting edge experiments in both high energy physics (searches for extra dimensions) and cosmology (testing models of inflation). This thesis derives new bounds that may be placed on these models both theoretically and experimentally. In models of extra dimensions, the internal consistency of the theories at high energies are investigated via perturbative unitarity bounds. Similarly it is shown that recent models of Higgs inflation suffer from a breakdown of perturbative unitarity during the inflationary period. In addition, the thesis uses the latest LHC data to derive the first ever experimental bound on the size of the Higgs boson's non-minimal coupling to gravity.
• Titolo autorizzato: Bounds on the Effective Theory of Gravity in Models of Particle Physics and Cosmology
• ISBN: 3-319-06367-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910300399803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, . 2190-5053