The Mathematical Theory of Cosmic Strings: Cosmic Strings in the Wire Approximation

By M.R. Anderson and Malcolm R. Anderson

This book is a comprehensive survey of the current state of knowledge about the dynamics and gravitational properties of cosmic strings treated in the idealized classical approximation as line singularities described by the Nambu-Goto action. The author's purpose is to provide a standard reference to all work that has been published since the mid-1970s and to link this work together in a single conceptual framework and a single notational formalism. A working knowledge of basic general relativity is assumed. The book will be essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students in mathematics, theoretical physics, and astronomy interested in cosmic strings.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750301600
• ISBN13: 9780750301602
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"