Cosmological Models, Quantum Theories and Astrophysical Observations

Dear Colleagues,

The Special Issue will focus on cosmological models and the quantum nature of the vacuum. Vacuum fluctuations at cosmological scales will be analyzed within the framework of modern cosmology, along with the singularities of cosmological theories. Specific topics acceptable for this Issue include modified theories of gravity, theories of dark energy and inflation, quantum gravity, quantum cosmology, the quantum vacuum at nanometric scales, and the Casimir effect.

The Issue could be open to all the above and also to other related topics, including

Cosmological models, e.g., modified gravities, f(R) theories; Astrophysical observations to test the abovementioned cosmological models, e.g., in neutron stars systems; Quantum gravity and quantum cosmology; Quantum vacuum and the Casimir effect; The problem of the cosmological constant.

Prof. Stefano Bellucci
Prof. Dr. Sergei D. Odintsov
Guest Editor

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