The Mathematical Theory of Cosmic Strings

Name: The Mathematical Theory of Cosmic Strings
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Cosmic Strings in the Wire Approximation

By: M.R. Anderson

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Hardcover | 18 November 2002 | Edition Number 1

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392 Pages

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24.3 x 16.2 x 2.8

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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.

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"Anderson provides a comprehensive summary and review of the mathematical theory of cosmic strings. The subject is not in a state of rapid change so the book is up to date and it is likely to remain so for some time. Although the book is technical and requires a strong mathematical background and an interest in differential geometry, it is well written and reads easily ... I found the later sections particularly interesting, especially the discussion of the infinite straight string and the associated singularity structure ... This is a valuable reference work and compendium of results."
-D.R. Matravers, Contemporary Physics, 2003, 44/5

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