Overview
- With contributions by leading researcher in the field
- Chapters written as both tutorial and state-of-the-art surveys
- Can be used both as advanced course material and for self study
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics (LNP, volume 892)
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Modification of General Relativity: General Scalar-Tensor Theories
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Front Matter
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Further Modifications at Large Distances
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Chern-Simons Modifications of General Relativity
- F(R) Gravity Theories
- Galileon Theories and Cosmological Applications
- Galileon Theroies
- Gravity at Large Scales
- High-curvature Gravity Theories
- Higher-spin Gravity
- New Massive Gravity
- Scalar-tensor Theories
- Topologically Massive Gravity
- Topologically Massive Gravity
About this book
In the last few years modified gravity theories have been proposed as extensions of Einstein's theory of gravity. Their main motivation is to explain the latest cosmological and astrophysical data on dark energy and dark matter. The study of general relativity at small scales has already produced important results (cf e.g. LNP 863 Quantum Gravity and Quantum Cosmology) while its study at large scales is challenging because recent and upcoming observational results will provide important information on the validity of these modified theories. Â
In this volume, various aspects of modified gravity at large scales will be discussed: high-curvature gravity theories; general scalar-tensor theories; Galileon theories and their cosmological applications; F(R) gravity theories; massive, new massive and topologically massive gravity; Chern-Simons modifications of general relativity (including holographic variants) and higher-spin gravity theories, to name but a few of the most important recent developments. Â
Edited and authored by leading researchers in the field and cast into the form of a multi-author textbook at postgraduate level, this volume will be of benefit to all postgraduate students and newcomers from neighboring disciplines wishing to find a comprehensive guide for their future research.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Modifications of Einstein's Theory of Gravity at Large Distances
Editors: Eleftherios Papantonopoulos
Series Title: Lecture Notes in Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10070-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-10069-2Published: 13 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-10070-8Published: 04 November 2014
Series ISSN: 0075-8450
Series E-ISSN: 1616-6361
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 426
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour
Topics: Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences, Mathematical Methods in Physics, Cosmology