Bounds on the Effective Theory of Gravity in Models of Particle Physics and Cosmology (Hardcover, 2014 ed.)

The effective theory of quantum gravity coupled to models of particle physics is being probed by cutting edge experiments in both high energy physics (searches for extra dimensions) and cosmology (testing models of inflation). This thesis derives new bounds that may be placed on these models both theoretically and experimentally. In models of extra dimensions, the internal consistency of the theories at high energies are investigated via perturbative unitarity bounds. Similarly it is shown that recent models of Higgs inflation suffer from a breakdown of perturbative unitarity during the inflationary period. In addition, the thesis uses the latest LHC data to derive the first ever experimental bound on the size of the Higgs boson's non-minimal coupling to gravity.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Springer Theses
Release date:	May 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Michael Atkins
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	100
Edition:	2014 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-06366-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Particle & high-energy physics Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Classical mechanics > General
LSN:	3-319-06366-9
Barcode:	9783319063669

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