TY - BOOK AU - Gasperini,Maurizio TI - The universe before the big bang: cosmology and string theory T2 - Astronomers' universe SN - 9783540744214 PY - 2008/// CY - Berlin PB - Springer KW - Cosmology KW - Cosmography KW - Mathematical models KW - String models KW - Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology KW - Popular Science in Astronomy KW - Popular Science in Mathematics/Computer Science/Natural Science/Technology N1 - Translated from the Italian; Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-201) and index; General relativity and standard cosmology --; String theory, duality, and the primordial universe --; The theory for strings --; Inflation and the birth of universe --; The cosmological background of gravitational radiation --; Other relics of the primordial universe --; Quantum cosmology --; The future of our universe --; Recent developments : Brane cosmology scenarios; Online version restricted to NUS staff and students only through NUSNET ER -