Elements of String Cosmology
(Sprache: Englisch)
The standard cosmological picture of our Universe emerging from a 'big bang' leaves open many fundamental questions which string theory, a unified theory of all forces of nature, should be able to answer. The first book dedicated to string cosmology, it...
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The standard cosmological picture of our Universe emerging from a 'big bang' leaves open many fundamental questions which string theory, a unified theory of all forces of nature, should be able to answer. The first book dedicated to string cosmology, it contains a pedagogical introduction to the basic notions of the subject. It describes the new possible scenarios suggested by string theory for the primordial evolution of our Universe. It discusses the main phenomenological consequences of these scenarios, stresses their differences from each other, and compares them to the more conventional models of inflation. The book summarizes over 15 years of research in this field and introduces current advances. It is self-contained, so it can be read by astrophysicists with no knowledge of string theory, and high-energy physicists with little understanding of cosmology. Detailed and explicit derivations of all the results presented provide a deeper appreciation of the subject.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Elements of String Cosmology “
Preface; Acknowledgements; Notation, units and conventions; 1. A short review of standard and inflationary cosmology; 2. The basic string cosmology equations; 3. Conformal invariance and string effective action; 4. Duality symmetries and cosmological solutions; 5. Inflationary kinematics; 6. The string phase; 7. The cosmic background of relic gravitational waves; 8. Scalar perturbations and the anisotropy of the CMB radiation; 9. Dilaton phenomenology; 10. Elements of brane cosmology; Index.
Autoren-Porträt von Maurizio Gasperini
MAURIZIO GASPERINI is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Physics Department of the University of Bari, Italy. He has authored several publications on gravitational theory, high-energy physics, cosmology, and has twice received the Award for Essays on Gravitation from the Gravity Research Foundation (1996 and 1998).
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Maurizio Gasperini
- 570 Seiten, Maße: 18,3 x 26 cm, Gebunden, Englisch
- Verlag: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN-10: 0521868750
- ISBN-13: 9780521868754
- Erscheinungsdatum: 27.07.2011
Sprache:
Englisch
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Review of the hardback: '... an excellent resource for the graduate student interested in learning string cosmology, especially the pre-Big Bang scenario. The text provides a clear explanation of the results of hundreds of research articles. Thus it is a good starting point for those entering this exciting field.' Physics Today Review of the hardback: 'The book is extremely readable from the basis of mathematical knowledge implied, and the reader is led, equation-by-equation, from the Einstein equations to String cosmology ... a pedagogical masterpiece.' Mathematics Today
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