The Gravitational Constant: Generalized Gravitational Theories and Experiments

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The Gravitational Constant: Generalized Gravitational Theories and Experiments is written by V. de Sabbata and published by Springer Science & Business Media. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1402022425 (ISBN 10) and 9781402022425 (ISBN 13).

An up-to-date description of progress and current problems with the gravitational constant, both in terms of generalized gravitational theories and experiments either in the laboratory, using Casimir force measurements, or in space at solar system distances and in cosmological observations. Contributions cover different aspects of the state and prediction of unified theories of the physical interactions including gravitation as a cardinal link, the role of experimental gravitation and observational cosmology in discriminating between them, the problem of the precise measurement and stability of fundamental physical constants in space and time, and the gravitational constant in particular. Recent advances discussed include unified and scalar-tensor theories, theories in diverse dimensions and their observational windows, gravitational experiments in space, rotational and torsional effects in gravity, basic problems in cosmology, early universe as an arena for testing unified models, and big bang nucleosynthesis.