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  -