Trends in general relativity and quantum cosmology

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    • Benton, Charles V.

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Trends in general relativity and quantum cosmology

Charles V. Benton, editor

Nova Science Publishers, c2006

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

Cosmology deals with the nature of the universe. It can be broadly divided into three great ages. The first began in the 6th century BC with the Pythagorean concept of a spherical Earth that is part of a universe in which the motions of the planets are governed by the harmonious relations of natural laws. The second began in the 16th century with the Copernican revolution. This in turn led into Newton's infinite universe. The third began in the early 20th century with Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity and developed into the expanding universe we know today. Einstein's general theory of relativity extended the new space and time concepts of the special theory of relativity from the domain of electric and magnetic phenomena to all of physics and, particularly, to the theory of gravitation. By building on Einstein's previous work on special relativity, general relativity sought to deal with accelerating frames of reference. This in turn led to the principle of equivalence. By dealing with accelerating frames of reference, general relativity provides astronomers with the best theory to predict the effects of gravity. This book examines in detail new and important work in this field.

目次

  • Preface
  • Classical and Quantum Cosmology of an Accelerating Model Universe with Compactification of Extra Dimensions
  • The Fermi Paradox in the Light of the Inflationary and Brane World Cosmologies
  • On 3+1 Dimensional Scalar Field Cosmologies
  • Notes on Dilaton Quantum Cosmology
  • Quantum Mechanics Emerging From Timeless Classical Dynamics
  • Canonical Structure of 3D Gravity with Torsion
  • Quantum Horizon and Thermodynamics of Black Hole
  • Spherically Symmetric Vacuum with De Sitter Center
  • Cosmological Pressure Fluctuations and Spatial Expansion
  • Index.

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