Infrared Non-local Modifications of General Relativity

This thesis presents significant new results on the problem of understanding the origin of dark energy in cosmology. The work develops an original approach based on modifications of General Relativity at cosmological scales, introducing non-local effective terms that can in principle emerge from fundamental local theories. Both the phenomenological consequences and theoretical aspects of the proposal are developed in depth. The thesis also contains significant new material compared to that published by the author in scientific journals.

List of contents

Introduction.- Linear massless/massive gauge theories.- Subtleties of non-local field theory.- Non-local gravity.- Cosmology.- Conclusions.

Summary

This thesis presents significant new results on the problem of understanding the origin of dark energy in cosmology. The work develops an original approach based on modifications of General Relativity at cosmological scales, introducing non-local effective terms that can in principle emerge from fundamental local theories. Both the phenomenological consequences and theoretical aspects of the proposal are developed in depth. The thesis also contains significant new material compared to that published by the author in scientific journals.

Product details

• Authors: Ermis Mitsou
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9783319317281
• ISBN: 978-3-31-931728-1
• No. of pages: 173
• Dimensions: 166 mm x 242 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 420 g
• Illustrations: XIX, 173 p. 13 illus. in color.
• Series: Springer Theses; Springer Theses
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Theoretical physics; Gravitation, B, Kosmologie und das Universum, Cosmology, Physics and Astronomy, Relativity physics, Classical and Quantum Gravity, Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory