Topics in modified gravity

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dc.contributor.advisorDunsby, Peter K Sen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAbdelwahab, Mohamed Elshazli Sirelakhatimen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-31T08:11:23Z
dc.date.available2014-07-31T08:11:23Z
dc.date.issued2012en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.
dc.description.abstractThe key element of modern cosmology is the assumption that the General Theory of Relativity (GR) is the correct theory of gravitation. It replaced the Newtonian theory of gravity which was presented in the Principia in 1687. The fundamental idea in GR is that gravity is a manifestation of the curvature of the spacetime, while in Newton’s theory gravity acts directly as a force between bodies. Many of the predictions of GR, such as the bending of star light by gravity and a tiny shift in the orbit of the planetMercury, have been quantitatively confirmed by experimenten_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationAbdelwahab, M. E. S. (2012). <i>Topics in modified gravity</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4956en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationAbdelwahab, Mohamed Elshazli Sirelakhatim. <i>"Topics in modified gravity."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4956en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAbdelwahab, M. 2012. Topics in modified gravity. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Abdelwahab, Mohamed Elshazli Sirelakhatim AB - The key element of modern cosmology is the assumption that the General Theory of Relativity (GR) is the correct theory of gravitation. It replaced the Newtonian theory of gravity which was presented in the Principia in 1687. The fundamental idea in GR is that gravity is a manifestation of the curvature of the spacetime, while in Newton’s theory gravity acts directly as a force between bodies. Many of the predictions of GR, such as the bending of star light by gravity and a tiny shift in the orbit of the planetMercury, have been quantitatively confirmed by experiment DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - Topics in modified gravity TI - Topics in modified gravity UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4956 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/4956
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationAbdelwahab MES. Topics in modified gravity. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4956en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Mathematics and Applied Mathematicsen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherApplied Mathematicsen_ZA
dc.titleTopics in modified gravityen_ZA
dc.typeDoctoral Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelDoctoral
dc.type.qualificationnamePhDen_ZA
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