Generalized Perturbations in Modified Gravity and Dark Energy

by Jonathan Pearson

Book Overview

Gravitational theories and cosmology.- The effective action formalism for cosmological perturbations.- Metric only and first order scalar field theory.- High derivative theories.- Explicit theories.- Connections to massive gravity.- Generalized fluid description.- Observational signatures of generalized cosmological perturbations.- Discussion and final remarks.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319347489
• ISBN13: 9783319347486
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"