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Introduction to Modified Gravity 1st ed. 2020 [Minkštas viršelis]

  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 72 pages, aukštis x plotis: 235x155 mm, weight: 454 g, 1 Illustrations, black and white; VIII, 72 p. 1 illus., 1 Paperback / softback
  • Serija: SpringerBriefs in Physics
  • Išleidimo metai: 28-Jul-2020
  • Leidėjas: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
  • ISBN-10: 3030528618
  • ISBN-13: 9783030528614
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 72 pages, aukštis x plotis: 235x155 mm, weight: 454 g, 1 Illustrations, black and white; VIII, 72 p. 1 illus., 1 Paperback / softback
  • Serija: SpringerBriefs in Physics
  • Išleidimo metai: 28-Jul-2020
  • Leidėjas: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
  • ISBN-10: 3030528618
  • ISBN-13: 9783030528614
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This book reviews various modified gravity models, including those with modifications in the pure gravitational sector; those involving extra fields, that is, scalar-tensor and vector-tensor gravity theories; gravity models with Lorentz symmetry breaking; and nonlocal gravity models. The authors discuss both classical and quantum aspects of these theories. The book is unique in bringing together all the current alternatives to Einstein gravity in one source and serves as an excellent starting point for graduate students and other newcomers seeking an overview.

Recenzijos

The main interest of this brief book lies in the search of a theory of gravity that is consistent from the quantum point of view. If this is the physics that the reader is interested in, this book will be useful as an entry point, especially for graduate students and researchers from other fields looking for an introduction before delving into the vast literature. (Valerio Faraoni, Mathematical Reviews, April, 2022) All the models presented in the book are analyzed in detail, showing their strengths and weaknesses, in particular the causal coherence of the theory (analyzing the Goedel-like solutions) and the possible consistence with quantum theory (renormalizability). This book gives a good guidance for those scientists who want to face the field of alternative theories of gravity. (Daniele Montanino, zbMATH 1470.83004, 2021)

1 Einstein Gravity and the Need for Its Modification
1(6)
2 Modifications of the Pure Gravitational Sector
7(14)
2.1 Motivations
7(1)
2.2 R2-Gravity
8(4)
2.3 f(R)-Gravity
12(3)
2.4 Functions of Other Curvature Invariants
15(4)
2.5 Conclusions
19(2)
3 Scalar-Tensor Gravities
21(16)
3.1 General Review
21(1)
3.2 Chern-Simons Modified Gravity
22(9)
3.2.1 The 4D Chern-Simons Modified Gravity Action
22(3)
3.2.2 Classical Solutions
25(4)
3.2.3 Perturbative Generation
29(2)
3.3 Brans-Dicke Gravity
31(2)
3.4 Galileons
33(2)
3.5 Conclusions
35(2)
4 Vector-Tensor Gravities and Problem of Lorentz Symmetry Breaking in Gravity
37(10)
4.1 Introduction and Motivations
37(1)
4.2 Einstein-aether Gravity
38(2)
4.3 Bumblebee Gravity
40(4)
4.4 Conclusions
44(3)
5 Horava-Lifshitz Gravity
47(8)
5.1 Introduction
47(1)
5.2 Basic Definitions
48(3)
5.3 Exact Solutions
51(2)
5.4 Modified Versions of HL Gravity
53(1)
5.5 Conclusions
54(1)
6 Nonlocal Gravity
55(10)
6.1 Motivations
55(1)
6.2 Some Results in Non-gravitational Nonlocal Theories
56(1)
6.3 Classical Solutions in Nonlocal Gravity Models
57(5)
6.4 Conclusions
62(3)
7 Summary
65(4)
References 69
Albert Petrov holds a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics (1997, Tomsk, Russia) and is currently a Professor at the Federal University of Paraiba (Joao Pessoa, Brazil). He chiefly works in the areas of quantum field theory and gravity and has more than 100 papers in international scientific journals to his credit. His main research interests are in supersymmetry, Lorentz symmetry breaking and modified gravity.