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1 online resource (223 pages) : illustrations |
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Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings, 1570-6591 ; 38 |
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Astrophysics and space science proceedings ; v. 38.
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| Contents |
Part I. Modified Theories of Gravity -- Recovering Flat Rotation Curves and Galactic Dynamics From f(R)-Gravity / Salvatore Capozziello -- Nine Years of f(R) Gravity and Cosmology / Valerio Faraoni -- A Geometrical Approach to Brans-Dicke Theory / M.L. Pucheu, T.S. Almeida and C. Romero -- Gravitational Anomalies Signaling the Breakdown of Classical Gravity / X. Hernandez, A. Jiménez and C. Allen -- Part II. Cosmology and Dark Energy -- Vector Fields Resembling Dark Energy / Nora Bretón -- Diameter Angular Distance in Locally Inhomogeneous Models / Carlos Custodio and Nora Bretón -- Non Singular Origin of the Universe and its Connection to the Cosmological Constant Problem (CCP) / E.I. Guendelman -- Tunneling and the Emergent Universe Scheme / Pedro Labraña -- A Review on the Scalar Field/Bose-Einstein Condensate Dark Matter Model / Abril Suárez, Victor H. Robles and Tonatiuh Matos -- Why We Need Dark Energy / Diego Pavón and Ninfa Radicella -- Non-Spherical Voids: the Best Alternative to Dark Energy? / Roberto A Sussman -- Finding New Signature Effects on Galactic Dynamics to Constrain Bose-Einstein-Condensed Cold Dark Matter / Tanja Rindler-Daller and Paul R. Shapiro -- Inhomogeneous and Interacting Vacuum Energy / Josue De-Santiago, David Wands and Yuting Wang -- Part III. Other Topics -- Relativistic Dust Thin Disks with Halo and Magnetic Field / Diego A. Ballén-Daza, Guillermo A. González and Antonio C. Gutiérrez-Piñeres -- Tomographic Represention of Quantum and Classical Cosmology / Cosimo Stornaiolo |
| Summary |
This volume provides both an update and a review of the state of alternative theories of gravity, in connection with the issue of the accelerated expansion of the universe. Different theoretical proposals explain the acceleration in cosmic expansion, generating the dark energy issue and opening the possibilities of alternative theories of gravity (besides general relativity). Related issues, such as the problem of dark matter, are also surveyed in order to give the readers profound insight on the subject from different points of view. Comprised of short talks and plenary lectures given by leading experts in the field, some of them with brilliant and historic contributions, this book allows the reader to find referenced surveys in topics like f(R) theories, the dark matter and dark energy issues, Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND) scenarios, f(T) theories, scalar-tensor theories derived from non-Riemannian geometries, emergent universes, the cosmological constant and other topics of current interest for physicists and graduate students. These proceedings are from the Fourth International Meeting on Gravitation and Cosmology, held in Guadalajara, Jalisco, México, from 20 - 25 May, 2012, and were sponsored by ICTP- Trieste, Italy and COECyTJAL-Universidad de Guadalajara, México. This event is a series of scientific meetings that was started in 2004 in Cuba, focusing on current and selected topics in the fields of gravitation and cosmology |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 6, 2014) |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
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Cosmology -- Congresses
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Gravitation -- Congresses
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Physics -- Congresses.
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SCIENCE -- Astronomy.
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Physique.
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Astronomie.
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Cosmology
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Gravitation
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Physics
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proceedings (reports)
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Conference papers and proceedings
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Madriz Aguilar, José Edgar
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Moreno González, Claudia
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Reyes Barrera, Luz Marina
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| ISBN |
9783319020631 |
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3319020633 |
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3319020625 |
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9783319020624 |
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