Classical and Quantum Cosmology | Taschenbuch

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Beschreibung

This comprehensive textbook is devoted to classical and quantum cosmology, with particular emphasis on modern approaches to quantum gravity and string theory and on their observational imprint. It covers major challenges in theoretical physics such as the big bang and the cosmological constant problem. An extensive review of standard cosmology, the cosmic microwave background, inflation and dark energy sets the scene for the phenomenological application of all the main quantum-gravity and string-theory models of cosmology.

Born of the author's teaching experience and commitment to bridging the gap between cosmologists and theoreticians working beyond the established laws of particle physics and general relativity, this is a unique text where quantum-gravity approaches and string theory are treated on an equal footing. As well as introducing cosmology to undergraduate and graduate students with its pedagogical presentation and the help of 45 solvedexercises, this book, which includes an ambitious bibliography of about 3500 items, will serve as a valuable reference for lecturers and researchers.

Über den Autor

Born of Italian parents, Gianluca Calcagni obtained his "laurea" degree in physics at Padua University and his Ph.D. at Parma University in 2005. He has worked at a number of research institutes in Japan, UK, USA and Germany. Since 2012, Calcagni has been a Ramón y Cajal fellow at the IEM-CSIC in Madrid. His research areas are multifractal spacetimes (about which he is currently writing a book), cosmologies beyond the standard model, quantum gravity and string theory. He has published about 80 papers since 2003.

Zusammenfassung

Stands out for its clear explanations, derivations, exercises and worked examples

Logically structured and well endowed with clear diagrams and further reading

Near to unique in treating quantum and classical cosmology on an equal footing

Pays attention to observational testability of the theories

Includes supplementary material: [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- Hot big bang model.- Cosmological perturbations.- Cosmic microwave background.- Inflation.- Big bang problem.- Cosmological constant problem.- The problem of quantum gravity.- Canonical quantum gravity.- Canonical quantum cosmology.- Cosmology of quantum gravities.- String theory.- String cosmology.- Perspective.

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2018
Fachbereich:	Theoretische Physik
Genre:	Mathematik , Medizin , Naturwissenschaften , Physik , Technik
Rubrik:	Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	xv 843 S. 28 s/w Illustr. 52 farbige Illustr. 843 p. 80 illus. 52 illus. in color.
ISBN-13:	9783319822730
ISBN-10:	331982273X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Calcagni, Gianluca
Auflage:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st edition 2017
Hersteller:	Springer Nature Switzerland Springer International Publishing Springer International Publishing AG
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, D-69121 Heidelberg, juergen.hartmann@springer.com
Maße:	235 x 155 x 46 mm
Von/Mit:	Gianluca Calcagni
Erscheinungsdatum:	07.07.2018
Gewicht:	1,276 kg