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Modifications of Einstein's Theory of Gravity at Large Distances

Modifications of Einstein's Theory of Gravity at Large Distances

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Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, Book 892

Physics

ISBN10: 3319100696
ISBN13: 9783319100692
Publisher: Springer
Published: Nov 13 2014
Pages: 426
Weight: 1.50
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Part I Modification of GR: General Scalar-Tensor Theories.- Gravity and Scalar Fields.- Cosmological Perturbations in the Most General Scalar-Tensor Theories l- Introduction to the Horndeski and the Galileon Theories.- Horndeski Theory and Cosmological Constant.- Part II Massive Gravity.- Introduction to Massive Gravity.- New Massive Gravity.- Topologically Massive Gravity.- Introduction to the Vainshtein Mechanism.- Black Hole Solutions in Massive Gravity.- Cosmological Applications of Massive Gravity.- Part III Other Modifications.- High Curvature Gravity Theories.- Higher Spin Theories.- Higher Spin Black Holes.- Introduction to Chern-Simons Theories.- Holographic Chern-Simons Theories.- Beyond Supergravity in AdS/CFT.- Holographic Perfect Fluidity, TMG and Gravitational Duality.- Patr IV Overview.- Modified Gravity: an Overview.

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