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Cosmology, Quantum Vacuum and Zeta Functions: In Honor of Emilio Elizalde

By Sebastian Xambó-Descamps (eds.) , Sebastià n Xambó-Descamps (auth.) , Sergey D. Odintsov , Diego Sáez-Gómez

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2011
ISBN
3642197590, 9783642197598
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-19760-4
ISSN
0930-8989
Google Books ID
l40-3Zgp0JUC
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (6147793 bytes)
Series
Springer Proceedings in Physics 137
Edition
1
Pages
382\393
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-14 18:00:00
Cosmology;Quantum Field TheoriesRelativity Theory;Mathematical Methods in PhysicsString Theory;Classical and Quantum Gravitation

Description

Some major developments of physics in the last three decades are addressed by highly qualified specialists in different specific fields. They include renormalization problems in QFT, vacuum energy fluctuations and the Casimir effect in different configurations, and a wealth of applications. A number of closely related issues are also considered. The cosmological applications of these theories play a crucial role and are at the very heart of the book; in particular, the possibility to explain in a unified way the whole history of the evolution of the Universe: from primordial inflation to the present day accelerated expansion. Further, a description of the mathematical background underlying many of the physical theories considered above is provided. This includes the uses of zeta functions in physics, as in the regularization problems in QFT already mentioned, specifically in curved space-time, and in Casimir problems as.

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