E-Book, Englisch, 198 Seiten
Reihe: Series in High Energy Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation
Ciufolini / Coccia / Gorini Gravitation
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-1-4200-3427-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
From the Hubble Length to the Planck Length
E-Book, Englisch, 198 Seiten
Reihe: Series in High Energy Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation
ISBN: 978-1-4200-3427-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
Although gravity is the dominant force of nature at large distances (from intermediate scales to the Hubble length), it is the weakest of forces in particle physics, though it is believed to become important again at very short scales (the Planck length). The conditions created in particle accelerators are similar to those at the time of the early universe. While particle physics offers insight to early universe physics, there is a need to understand gravity at extremes of large and short distances to further understand cosmology and the development of the universe. Gravitation: From the Hubble Length to the Planck Length fulfills this need by providing an overview of relativistic astrophysics, early universe physics, cosmology, and their interface with particle physics.
Written by international experts, this reference presents up-to-date information on classical relativity, astrophysics, and theoretical and experimental particle physics. The introduction sets the scene and provides a context for the remaining chapters. Chapters cover an extensive array of topics, from refined experimental techniques in gravitational physics to cosmology and the quantum frontier. The book concludes with a discussion of the connection among particles, fields, strings, and branes.
This compilation shows how gravity plays a fundamental role in astronomy, astrophysics, and cosmology by exploring domains from the microscopic, such as black holes, to superclusters of galaxies that form the large-scale texture of the present-day cosmos. Moreover, with its theoretical and experimental focus on the foundations of gravity, Gravitation proves to be an invaluable resource for current and future research.
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Relativists, astrophysicists, cosmologists, astroparticle physicists, high-energy physicists, and postgraduate students.
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PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
Gravitation in the Solar System and Beyond
Cosmological Issues
The Other Side: Gravitation in the Quantum Regime
Gravitation as a Universal Phenomenon
PROBING SPACETIME IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Introduction
Distance
Angle
Frequency
FRAME-DRAGGING AND ITS MEASUREMENT
Some Historical Background on the Measurement of Gravitomagnetism and the Gravitational Field inside a Rotating Shell
Frame Dragging, the Weak-Field and Slow-Motion Analogy: An Invariant Characterization of Gravitomagnetism
Gravitomagnetic Phenomena on Test Gyroscopes, Test Particles, Clocks, and Photons
Time-Delay Due to Spin of a Central Body and inside a Rotating Shell
Measurement of Gravitomagnetism with Laser-Ranged Satellites
THE SPECIAL RELATIVISTIC EQUIVALENCE PRINCIPLE: GRAVITY THEORY'S FOUNDATION
Introduction
Gravitomagnetic Precession Due to Moving Gravity Source
Geodetic Precession Due to Motion through Gravity
General Consideration of the Observables
Requirements for Equivalent Predictions in Gravity
Periastron Precession
Summary
LUNAR LASER RANGING - A COMPREHENSIVE PROBE OF POST-NEWTONIAN GRAVITY
Introduction
Dynamical Equations for Bodies, Light, and Clocks
LLR's Key Science-Related Range Signals
An Additional Yukawa Interaction?
Gravitomagnetism
Inductive Inertial Forces
THE EARLY UNIVERSE AND THE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND
Introduction
The Standard Cosmological Model
The Cosmic Microwave Background
Past, Present and Future of CMB Observation
Conclusions
STRINGS, GRAVITY, AND PARTICLE PHYSICS
Introduction
From Particles to Fields
From Fields to Strings
From Strings to Branes
Some Applications
INDEX
