Peking University-world Scientific Advance Physics Series: Dark Energy (ePub)

This book introduces the current state of research on dark energy. It consists of three parts. The first part is for preliminary knowledge, including general relativity, modern cosmology, etc. The second part reviews major theoretical ideas and models of dark energy. The third part reviews some observational and numerical works. The aim of this book is to provide a sufficient level of understanding of dark energy problems, so that the reader can both get familiar with this area quickly and also be prepared to tackle the scientific literature on this subject. It will be useful for graduate students and researchers who are interested in dark energy.Contents:Preliminaries in a Nutshell:GravitationMatter ComponentsCosmologyTheoretical Aspects:Introduction to Dark EnergyWeinberg's ClassificationSymmetryAnthropic PrincipleTuning MechanismsModified GravityQuantum CosmologyHolographic PrincipleBack-ReactionPhenomenological ModelsThe Theoretical Challenge RevisitedObservational Aspects:Basis of StatisticsCosmic Probes of Dark EnergyDark Energy ProjectsObservational Constraints on Specific Theoretical ModelsDark Energy Reconstructions from Observational DataReadership: Graduate students and researchers interested in Astrophysics and Cosmology.Key Features:This book presents comprehensive overview of theoretical and observational aspects of research on dark energy. Almost all of major works on this area are introduced. Students and Researchers can use this like a handbook