Title Elements of string cosmology Author(s) Maurizio Gasperini Publication Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2007. Description xv, 552p. Abstract Note The standard cosmological picture of our Universe emerging from a 'big bang' leaves open many fundamental questions which string theory, a unified theory of all forces of nature, should be able to answer. The first book dedicated to string cosmology, it contains a pedagogical introduction to the basic notions of the subject. It describes the new possible scenarios suggested by string theory for the primordial evolution of our Universe. It discusses the main phenomenological consequences of these scenarios, stresses their differences from each other, and compares them to the more conventional models of inflation. The book summarises over 15 years of research in this field and introduces current advances. It is self-contained, so it can be read by astrophysicists with no knowledge of string theory, and high-energy physicists with little understanding of cosmology. Detailed and explicit derivations of all the results presented provide a deeper appreciation of the subject. ISBN,Price 9780521868754 : UKP 45.00(HB & EB) Classification 530.1:539.12:524.8 Keyword(s) 1. COSMOLOGY 2. EBOOK 3. EBOOK - CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS 4. STRING THEORY Item Type Book Multi-Media Links Click here for online book Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location 021727   530.1:539.12:524.8/GAS/021727  On Shelf     OB0109   530.1:539.12:524.8/GAS/OB0109  On Shelf     +Copy Specific Information