The mathematical theory of cosmic strings : cosmic strings in the wire approximation / Malcolm R. Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Malcolm R.

Series:

Series in high energy physics, cosmology, and gravitation.

Series in high energy physics, cosmology, and gravitation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cosmology--Mathematics.

Cosmology.

Superstring theories.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (392 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bristol ; Philadelphia : Institute of Physics Pub., c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a comprehensive survey of the current state of knowledge about the dynamics and gravitational properties of cosmic strings treated in the idealized classical approximation as line singularities described by the Nambu-Goto action. The author's purpose is to provide a standard reference to all work that has been published since the mid-1970s and to link this work together in a single conceptual framework and a single notational formalism. A working knowledge of basic general relativity is assumed. The book will be essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students in mathem

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; 1. Cosmic strings and broken gauge symmetries; 2. The elements of string dynamics; 3. String dynamics in flat space; 4. A bestiary of exact solutions; 5. String dynamics in non-flat backgrounds; 6. Cosmic strings in the weak-field approximation; 7. The gravitational field of an infinite straight string; 8. Multiple straight strings and closed timelike curves; 9. Other exact string metrics; 10. Strong-field effects of zero-thickness strings; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-366) and index.

ISBN:

1-04-020722-7

0-429-14138-6

1-4200-3336-0

1-280-65030-3

9786610650309

9780429141386

OCLC:

437168783