Infrared Non-local Modifications Of General Relativity (springer Theses)
by Ermis Mitsou /
2016 / English / PDF
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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.
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.
