Cosmology in Scalar-Tensor Gravity
Author | : Valerio Faraoni |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2004-03-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 1402019882 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781402019883 |
Rating | : 4/5 (82 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Cosmology in Scalar-Tensor Gravity covers all aspects of cosmology in scalar-tensor theories of gravity. Considerable progress has been made in this exciting area of physics and this book is the first to provide a critical overview of the research. Among the topics treated are: -Scalar-tensor gravity and its limit to general relativity, -Effective energy-momentum tensors and conformal frames, -Gravitational waves in scalar-tensor cosmology, -Specific scalar-tensor theories, -Exact cosmological solutions and cosmological perturbations, -Scalar-tensor scenarios of the early universe and inflation, -Scalar-tensor models of quintessence in the present universe and their far-reaching consequences for the ultimate fate of the cosmos.