Classical and Quantum Cosmology (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

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 solved exercises, this book, which includes an ambitious bibliography of about 3500 items, will serve as a valuable reference for lecturers and researchers.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Graduate Texts in Physics
Release date:	2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Gianluca Calcagni
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 53mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	843
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-41125-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Cosmology & the universe
LSN:	3-319-41125-X
Barcode:	9783319411255

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