Overview
- Covers modified gravity models, quantum gravity, particle dynamics, gravitational waves and black holes
- Collects contributions from female top researchers working worldwide
- Provides a comprehensive and pedagogical overview of current research in the area
Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 1022)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Astrophysics and Observations
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Front Matter
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Quantum Gravity and Mathematical Relativity
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- accretion discs and shadows of black holes
- accretion discs and shadows of stars
- black holes in supergravity
- black holes and wormholes with scalar hair
- boson stars
- center of mass in General Relativity
- cosmic strings
- halo bi-spectrum
- holographic superconductors
- large scale structure observations
- teleparallel cosmology
- scalar-tensor gravity
- primordial black holes
About this book
This book is a compilation of enlightening tutorial essays, showcasing the forefront of research by exceptional female scientists. This invaluable collection provides graduate students and researchers in the field with an engaging and pedagogical introduction to a wide range of compelling topics. Delve into the depths of theoretical and observational realms, exploring intriguing subjects including modified gravity models, quantum gravity, fields in curved space-time, particle dynamics, gravitational waves, and enigmatic black holes.
Embracing both the theoretical foundations and the practical applications, this comprehensive edited volume offers an accessible and all-encompassing panorama of gravity and cosmology. Moreover, it shines a much-needed spotlight on the significant contributions made by remarkable women across the globe, fostering recognition and admiration for their indispensable role in shaping this ever-evolving field.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Betti Hartmann is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at University College London (UCL), UK. She obtained her PhD in Theoretical Physics from Oldenburg University (Germany) in 2001. Following her doctoral studies, she held post-doctoral positions at the University of Durham, UK from 2001-2003 and at the Université de Tours, France from 2006-2007. In 2006, she completed her German habilitation, a post-doctoral qualification for lecturers at German universities, at the University of Oldenburg. From 2003 to 2006 and 2007 to 2015, she held a Lecturer position at Jacobs University Bremen, Germany, and in 2015, she was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the Instituto de FÃsica de São Carlos at the Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. She was promoted to Associate Professor in 2016 and left Brazil to join UCL as a Lecturer in 2021. In October 2023 she has been promoted to Associate Professor.
Her research interests lie in the field of nonlinear phenomena in theoretical physics and applied mathematics, with a particular focus on solitons and black holes. Her research has applications in high-energy physics, including cosmology, astrophysics, and particle physics, as well as in low-energy phenomena relevant to condensed matter physics and biophysics.
In 2022, she published a book in German titled 'Vordenkerinnen – Physikerinnen und Philosophinnen durch die Jahrhunderte' in collaboration with a philosopher. The book highlights the achievements of female scientists throughout history.
Jutta Kunz has been a professor of theoretical physics at the University of Oldenburg since 1993. She obtained her Diploma in Physics from the University of Gießen and completed her PhD in 1982 after a year of graduate studies at the University of Washington, Seattle. She held post-doctoral positions at LANL, Los Alamos from 1982 to 1984, in Gießen from 1984 to 1987, at NIKHEF, Amsterdam from 1987 to 1990, and finally at RU Utrecht from 1990 to 1992. In 1989, she obtained her habilitation at the University of Oldenburg, where she was appointed as a professor in 1993. Since 2012, she has been one of two speakers of the Research Training Group 'Models of Gravity' of the German Physical Society.
Jutta Kunz began her career in nuclear physics and later transitioned to intermediate energy physics and high-energy physics with applications to cosmology. Since moving to Oldenburg, her research has primarily focused on gravitational physics, specifically investigating astrophysical objects such as black holes and neutron stars, as well as hypothetical objects like boson stars and wormholes. She has always been dedicated to supporting young female scientists, having supervised a total of 25 PhD students, with 14 of them being women. In 2018, she organized the German Conference of Women in Physics in collaboration with the Working Group on Equal Opportunities (AKC) of the German Physical Society at the University of Oldenburg.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Gravity, Cosmology, and Astrophysics
Book Subtitle: A Journey of Exploration and Discovery with Female Pioneers
Editors: Betti Hartmann, Jutta Kunz
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42096-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-42095-5Published: 15 October 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-42096-2Published: 14 October 2023
Series ISSN: 0075-8450
Series E-ISSN: 1616-6361
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXII, 315
Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 90 illustrations in colour
Topics: Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Cosmology, Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory, Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics, Astrophysics and Astroparticles