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The Mathematical Theory of Cosmic Strings
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Type.................: Ebook
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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.

Table Of Contents

Introduction
1 Cosmic strings and broken gauge symmetries 1
2 The elements of string dynamics 35
3 String dynamics in flat space 59
4 A bestiary of exact solutions 99
5 String dynamics in non-flat backgrounds 144
6 Cosmic strings in the weak-field approximation 181
7 The gravitational field of an infinite straight string 246
8 Multiple straight strings and closed timelike curves 271
9 Other exact string metrics 286
10 Strong-field effects of zero-thickness strings 332
Bibliography 359
Index 367

Product Details

* ISBN: 0750301600
* ISBN-13: 9780750301602
* Format: Hardcover, 700pp
* Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Inc.
* Pub. Date: November 2002
* Edition Description: INDEXED
* Edition Number: 1

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