Gravity, Cosmology, and Astrophysics : A Journey of Exploration and Discovery with Female Pioneers

Gravity, Cosmology, and Astrophysics A Journey of Exploration and Discovery with Female Pioneers

This book is a compilation of enlightening tutorial essays, showcasing the forefront of research by exceptional female scientists. This invaluable collection provides graduate students and researchers in the field with an engaging and pedagogical introduction to a wide range of compelling topics. De...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Hartmann, Betti, editor (editor), Kunz, Jutta, editor (writer of foreword), Burnell, S. Jocelyn, writer of foreword
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland 2023.
Edición:1st ed. 2023.
Colección:Lecture Notes in Physics, 1022
Materias:
Gravitation.
Cosmology.
Elementary particles (Physics).
Quantum field theory.
Mathematical physics.
Astrophysics.
Classical and Quantum Gravity.
Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory.
Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Astrophysics & Observations
  • Chapter 1. Quasinormal Modes of Static Ellis-Bronnikov Wormholes (Bahareh Azad)
  • Chapter 2. Stationary models of relativistic viscous torus (Sayantani Lahiri)
  • Chapter 3. Shadows and accretion disk images of compact objects (Petya Nedkova)
  • Chapter 4. The optical appearance of compact stars: Shadows and luminous rings (Merce Guerrero)
  • Chapter 5. Beyond Newtonian Dynamics of Planar CRTBP with Kerr - like Primaries (Suparna Roychowdhury)
  • Part II. Extended gravity models
  • Chapter 6. Neutron Stars in General Relativity and in Alternative Gravity Theories: Quasinormal Modes and Universal Relations (Fech Scen Khoo)
  • Chapter 7. Introduction to stellar and substellar physics in modified gravity (Aneta Wojnar)
  • Part III. Cosmology
  • Chapter 8. Chameleon perfect scalar field as a geometric correction in f (R) gravity (Laura L. Parrilla)
  • Chapter 9. Probing the nature of cosmic strings with gravitational waves (Lara Sousa)
  • Part IV. Quantum Gravity & Mathematical Relativity
  • Chapter 10. Entanglement in conformal field theory and holography (Nele Callebaut)
  • Chapter 11. Coordinates are messy — not only in General Relativity (Carla Cederbaum)
  • Chapter 12. Primordial Black Holes and Higgs Vacuum Decay (Ruth Gregoryz).

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