The Universe Before the Big Bang Cosmology and String Theory /

Terms such as "expanding Universe", "big bang", and "initial singularity", are nowadays part of our common language. The idea that the Universe we observe today originated from an enormous explosion (big bang) is now well known and widely accepted, at all levels, in mod...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gasperini, Maurizio (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2008.
Edition:1st ed. 2008.
Series:Astronomers' Universe,
Subjects:
Astronomy.
Engineering.
Life sciences.
Social sciences.
Humanities.
Science.
Mathematics.
Astronomy, Cosmology and Space Sciences.
Technology and Engineering.
Life Sciences.
Humanities and Social Sciences.
Physical Sciences.
Mathematics and Computing.
Online Access:Texto Completo
Table of Contents:
  • General Relativity and Standard Cosmology
  • String Theory, Duality, And The Primordial Universe
  • The Theory of Strings
  • Inflation and the Birth of the Universe
  • The Cosmological Background of Gravitational Radiation
  • Other Relics of the Primordial Universe
  • Quantum Cosmology
  • The Future of our Universe
  • Recent Developments: Brane Cosmology Scenarios
  • Conclusion.

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