7. Conservation laws in an arbitrary multi-dimensional metric theory

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter I
2. Preface V
3. Contents XIII
4. List of Figures XX
5. Primary notations XXI
6. 1. Conservation laws in theoretical physics: A brief introduction 1
7. 2. Field-theoretical formulation of general relativity: The theory 89
8. 3. Asymptotically flat spacetime in the field-theoretical formulation 143
9. 4. Exact solutions of general relativity in the field-theoretical formalism 189
10. 5. Field-theoretical derivation of cosmological perturbations 217
11. 6. Currents and superpotentials on arbitrary backgrounds: Three approaches 299
12. 7. Conservation laws in an arbitrary multi-dimensional metric theory 343
13. 8. Conserved quantities in the Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity 371
14. 9. Generic gravity: Particle content, weak field limits, conserved charges 408
15. 10. Conservation laws in covariant field theories with gauge symmetries 489
16. Appendix A: Tensor quantities and tensor operations 533
17. Appendix B: Retarded functions 553
18. Bibliography 567
19. Index 589