TY - BOOK AU - Petrov,Alexander N. AU - Kopeikin,Sergei M. AU - Lompay,Robert R. AU - Tekin,Bayram TI - Metric theories of gravity: perturbations and conservation laws T2 - De Gruyter studies in mathematical physics SN - 9783110351736 (hbk : alk. paper) U1 - 531.1401 23 PY - 2017/// CY - Berlin ; Boston : PB - De Gruyter, KW - Gravity KW - Gravity anomalies KW - Gravitational waves KW - General relativity (Physics) KW - Force and energy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Conservation laws in theoretical physics: a brief introduction -- 2. Field-theoretical formulation of general relativity: the theory -- 3. Asymptotically flat spacetime in the field-theoretical formulation -- 4. Exact solutions of general relativity in the field-theoretical formalism -- 5. Field-theoretical derivation of cosmological perturbations -- 6. Currents and superpotentials on arbitrary backgrounds: three approaches -- 7. Conservation laws in an arbitrary multi-dimensional metric theory -- 8. Conserved quantities in the Einstein-Gauss-Bonnet gravity -- 9. Generic gravity: particle content, weak field limits, conserved charges -- 10. Conservation laws in convariant field theories with gause symmetrics -- appendices N2 - By focusing on the most popular pertubation methods this monograph aspires to give a unified overview and comparison of ways to construct conserved quantities and study symmetries in general relativity. ER -