Global dynamics of the universe

Includes bibliographical references. === In this thesis we consider four different topics in the field of cosmology, namely, black hole topology, the averaging problem, the effect of surface terms on the dynamics of classical and quantum fields, and the generation of an open universe through inflati...

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Main Author: Boersma, Jelle Pieter
Other Authors: Ellis, George F R
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17211