In the last few years modified gravity theories have been proposed as extensions of Einstein's theory of gravity. Their main motivation is to explain the latest cosmological and astrophysical data on dark energy and dark matter. The study of general relativity at small scales has already produced important results (cf e.g. LNP 863 Quantum Gravity and Quantum Cosmology) while its study at large scales is challenging because recent and upcoming observational results will provide important information on the validity of these modified theories.
In this volume, various aspects of modified gravity at large scales will be discussed: high-curvature gravity theories; general scalar-tensor theories; Galileon theories and their cosmological applications; F(R) gravity theories; massive, new massive and topologically massive gravity; Chern-Simons modifications of general relativity (including holographic variants) and higher-spin gravity theories, to name but a few of the most important recent developments.
Edited and authored by leading researchers in the field and cast into the form of a multi-author textbook at postgraduate level, this volume will be of benefit to all postgraduate students and newcomers from neighboring disciplines wishing to find a comprehensive guide for their future research.
Author(s): Eleftherios Papantonopoulos (eds.)
Series: Lecture Notes in Physics 892
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 426
Tags: Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory; Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences; Mathematical Methods in Physics; Cosmology
Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Gravity and Scalar Fields....Pages 3-24
From Lovelock to Horndeski’s Generalized Scalar Tensor Theory....Pages 25-56
Modified Gravity and Coupled Quintessence....Pages 57-95
The Effective Field Theory of Inflation/Dark Energy and the Horndeski Theory....Pages 97-136
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
Introduction to Massive Gravity....Pages 139-159
Hairy Black Holes in Theories with Massive Gravitons....Pages 161-180
Chern–Simons-Like Gravity Theories....Pages 181-201
Cosmological Applications of Massive Gravity....Pages 203-224
Front Matter....Pages 225-225
Higher-Spin Theory and Space-Time Metamorphoses....Pages 227-264
Higher Spin Black Holes....Pages 265-288
Chern–Simons Forms and Gravitation Theory....Pages 289-310
Holographic Chern–Simons Theories....Pages 311-329
Gravitational Duality, Topologically Massive Gravity and Holographic Fluids....Pages 331-367
Beyond Supergravity in AdS-CFT: An Application to Jet Quenching....Pages 369-424
Back Matter....Pages 425-426
