Selected Papers from the 17th Russian Gravitational Conference —International Conference on Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics (RUSGRAV-17)

This Special Issue consists of selected papers reflecting the plenary and sectional talks presented at the 17th Russian Gravitational Conference—International Conference on Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics (RUSGRAV-17). The aim of this Special Issue is to present new results regarding classical and quantum gravity, cosmology, relativistic astrophysics, the physics of black holes, neutron stars, dark matter and dark energy, and possible unification schemes of particle and gravitational theories. Although the listed topics are rather diverse, all of them are concentrated around the greatest problem of modern physics on the origin, structure, and evolution of our Universe. During recent decades, great progress has been made in the resolution of this fundamental problem, but many important questions remain unanswered. The Editors hope that this collection of papers will provide a step forward in their resolution.

Please kindly notice that only the participants of RUSGRAV-17 can submit to this special issue and that the submissions can be made starting from July 5, 2020.

Prof. Dr. Vladimir M. Mostepanenko
Prof. Dr. Alexei A. Starobinsky
Dr. Elena N. Velichko
Guest Editors

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