Exact Solutions and Scalar Fields in Gravity

InhaltsangabePreface. Contributing Authors. Part I: Exact Solutions. Self-gravitating stationary axi-symmetric perfect fluids: Differential rotation and some geometric features; F.J. Chinea. New Directions for the New Millennium; F.J. Ernst. On maximally symmetric and totally geodesic spaces; A. Garcia. Discussion of the theta formula for the Ernst potential of the rigidly rotating disk of dust; A. Kleinwächter. The superposition of null dust beams in General Relativity; D. Kramer. Solving equilibrium problem for the double-Kerr spacetime; V.S. Manko, E. Ruiz. Rotating equilibrium configurations in Einstein's theory of gravitation; R. Meinel. Integrability of SDYM Equations for the Moyal Bracket Lie Algebra; M. Przanowski, et al. Part II: Alternative Theories and Scalar Fields. The FRW Universes with Barotropic Fluids in Jordan-Brans-Dicke-Theory; P. Chauvet-Alducin. Higgs-Field and Gravity; H. Dehnen. The road to Gravitational S-duality; H. Garcia-Compeán, et al. Exact solutions in multidimensional gravity with p-branes and PPN Parameters; V.D. Ivashchuk, V.N. Melnikov. Effective four-dimensional dilaton gravity from five-dimensional Chern-Simons gravity; A. Macias, A. Garcia. A plane-fronted wave solution in metric-affine gravity; D. Puetzfeld. Part III: Cosmology and Inflation. New solutions of Bianchi models in scalar-tensor theories; J.L. Cervantes-Cota, et al. Scalar Field Dark Matter; T. Matos, et al. Inflation with a blue eigenvalue spectrum; E.W. Mielke, F.E. Schunck. Classical and Quantum cosmology with and without self-interacting scalar field in Bergmann-Wagoner theory; L.O. Pimentel, C. Mora. The Big Bang in T3 Gowdy Cosmological Models; H. Quevedo. The influence of scalar fields in protogalactic interactions; M.A. Rodriguez-Meza, et al. Adaptive Calculation of a Collapsing Molecular Cloud Core: The Jeans Condition; L. Di G. Sigalotti, J. Klapp. Revisiting the calculation of inflationary perturbations; C.A. Terrero-Escalante, et al. Conformal symmetry and deflationary gas universe; W. Zimdahl, A.B. Balakin. Part IV: Experiments and Other Topics. Staticity Theorem for Non-Rotating Black Holes with Non-Minimally Coupled Self-Interacting Scalar Fields; E. Ayón-Beato. Quantum nondemolition measurements and non-Newtonian gravity; A. Camacho. On Electromagnetic Thirring Problems; M. King, H. Pfister. On the experimental foundation of Maxwell's equations; C. Lämmerzahl. Lorentz force free charged fluids in general relativity: The physical interpretation; N.V. Mitskievich. Index.

Divided into four parts, this book covers developments in topics pertaining to gravity theories, including discussions on the presence of scalar fields. It deals with alternative theories of gravity, all of which include scalar fields and gauge fields. It is a collection of papers on the subject of exact solutions and scalar fields in gravity.

Preface. Contributing Authors. Part I: Exact Solutions. Self-gravitating stationary axi-symmetric perfect fluids: Differential rotation and some geometric features; F.J. Chinea. New Directions for the New Millennium; F.J. Ernst. On maximally symmetric and totally geodesic spaces; A. Garcia. Discussion of the theta formula for the Ernst potential of the rigidly rotating disk of dust; A. Kleinwächter. The superposition of null dust beams in General Relativity; D. Kramer. Solving equilibrium problem for the double-Kerr spacetime; V.S. Manko, E. Ruiz. Rotating equilibrium configurations in Einstein''s theory of gravitation; R. Meinel. Integrability of SDYM Equations for the Moyal Bracket Lie Algebra; M. Przanowski, et al. Part II: Alternative Theories and Scalar Fields. The FRW Universes with Barotropic Fluids in Jordan-Brans-Dicke-Theory; P. Chauvet-Alducin. Higgs-Field and Gravity; H. Dehnen. The road to Gravitational S-duality; H. Garcia-Compean, et al. Exact solutions in multidimensional gravity with p-branes and PPN Parameters; V.D. Ivashchuk, V.N. Melnikov. Effective four-dimensional dilaton gravity from five-dimensional Chern-Simons gravity; A. Macias, A. Garcia. A plane-fronted wave solution in metric-affine gravity; D. Puetzfeld. Part III: Cosmology and Inflation. New solutions of Bianchi models in scalar-tensor theories; J.L. Cervantes-Cota, et al. Scalar Field Dark Matter; T. Matos, et al. Inflation with a blue eigenvalue spectrum; E.W. Mielke, F.E. Schunck. Classical and Quantum cosmology with and without self-interacting scalar field in Bergmann-Wagoner theory; L.O. Pimentel, C. Mora. The Big Bang in T3 Gowdy Cosmological Models; H. Quevedo. The influence of scalar fields in protogalactic interactions; M.A. Rodriguez-Meza, et al. Adaptive Calculation of a Collapsing Molecular Cloud Core: The Jeans Condition; L. Di G. Sigalotti, J. Klapp. Revisiting the calculation of inflationary perturbations; C.A. Terrero-Escalante, et al. Conformal symmetry and deflationary gas universe; W. Zimdahl, A.B. Balakin. Part IV: Experiments and Other Topics. Staticity Theorem for Non-Rotating Black Holes with Non-Minimally Coupled Self-Interacting Scalar Fields; E. Ayon-Beato. Quantum nondemolition measurements and non-Newtonian gravity; A. Camacho. On Electromagnetic Thirring Problems; M. King, H. Pfister. On the experimental foundation of Maxwell''s equations; C. Lämmerzahl. Lorentz force free charged fluids in general relativity: The physical interpretation; N.V. Mitskievich. Index.