The Mathematical Theory of Cosmic Strings: Cosmic Strings in the Wire Approximation (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780750301602)

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 mathematics, theoretical physics, and astronomy interested in cosmic strings.

Author: M. R. Anderson
ISBN-10: 0750301600
ISBN-13: 9780750301602
Publisher: CRC Press
Language: English
Published: 11/18/2002
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 9.46h x 6.28w x 1.02d