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Topics in modified gravity
Includes bibliographical references.
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| author | Abdelwahab, Mohamed Elshazli Sirelakhatim |
| author2 | Dunsby, Peter K S |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/4956 Topics in modified gravity Abdelwahab, Mohamed Elshazli Sirelakhatim Dunsby, Peter K S Applied Mathematics Includes bibliographical references. 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 2014-07-31T08:11:23Z 2014-07-31T08:11:23Z 2012 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/4956 eng application/pdf Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
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| thesis_degree_str | Doctoral |
| title | Topics in modified gravity |
| title_full | Topics in modified gravity |
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| title_short | Topics in modified gravity |
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