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The scalar-tensor theory of gravitation /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	The scalar-tensor theory of gravitation // Yasunori Fujii, Kei-ichi Maeda.
Author:	Fujii, Yasunori,
other author:	Maeda, Keiichi,
Description:	1 online resource (xv, 240 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). :
Notes:	Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Subject:	Gravitation. -
Online resource:	https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511535093
ISBN:	9780511535093 (ebook)

The scalar-tensor theory of gravitation /
Fujii, Yasunori,

The scalar-tensor theory of gravitation /Yasunori Fujii, Kei-ichi Maeda. - 1 online resource (xv, 240 pages) :digital, PDF file(s). - Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics. - Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics..

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Prototype Brans-Dicke model -- Conformal transformation -- Cosmology with lambda -- Models of an accelerating universe -- Quantum effects.

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.

ISBN: 9780511535093 (ebook)Subjects--Topical Terms:

591793
Gravitation.

LC Class. No.: QC178 / .F85 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 531/.14

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