Beyond Einstein Gravity: A Survey of Gravitational Theories for Cosmology and Astrophysics

By Salvatore Capozziello, Valerio Faraoni, Capozziello

Book Overview

1. Extended gravity: a primer.- 2. Mathematical Tools.- 3. The landscape beyond Einstein gravity.- 4. Spherical symmetry.- 5. Weak-field limit.- 6. Qualitative analysis and exact solutions in cosmology.- 7. Cosmology.- 8. From the early to the present universe.- A. Physical constants and astrophysical and cosmological parameters.- B. The Noether symmetry approach to f(R) gravity.- C. The weak-field limit of metric f(R) gravity.- References.- Index.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400734026
• ISBN13: 9789400734029
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"