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Quantum Gravity

From Theory to Experimental Search
Buch | Softcover
XII, 402 Seiten
2010 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-07402-8 (ISBN)
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The relation between quantum theory and the theory of gravitation remains one of the most outstanding unresolved issues of modern physics. According to general expectation, general relativity as well as quantum (field) theory in a fixed background spacetime cannot be fundamentally correct. Hence there should exist a broader theory comprising both in appropriate limits, i.e., quantum gravity. This book gives readers a comprehensive introduction accessible to interested non-experts to the main issues surrounding the search for quantum gravity. These issues relate to fundamental questions concerning the various formalisms of quantization; specific questions concerning concrete processes, like gravitational collapse or black-hole evaporation; and the all important question concerning the possibility of experimental tests of quantum-gravity effects.

 

Claus Kiefer studierte Physik und Astronomie an den Universitäten Heidelberg und Wien. Er promovierte 1988 in Heidelberg über den Begriff der inneren Zeit in der kanonischen Quantentheorie der Gravitation, habilitierte sich 1995 und lehrte an den Universitäten Zürich und Freiburg. Längere Aufenthalte unter anderem an der University of Cambridge, der Université de Montpellier und dem Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin. Seit 2001 ist er Professor für Theoretische Physik an der Universität zu Köln.

Quantum Gravity - A General Introduction.- That Strange Procedure Called Quantisation.- Lectures in Loop-Quantum Gravity.- A Discrete History of the Lorentzian Path Integral.- Introduction to String Theory.- Quantum Theory of Gravitational Collapse.- Primordial Black Holes as a Probe of the Early Universe, Gravitational Collapse, High Energy Physics and Quantum Gravity.- On the Assignment of Entropy to Black Holes.- Physics With Large Extra Dimensions and Non-Newtonian Gravity at Sub-MM Distance.- Quantum States of Neutrons in the Gravitational Field and Limits for Non-Newtonian Interaction in the Range Between 1 mm and 10 mm.- The Einstein Equivalence Principle and the Search for New Physics.

"The book contains a wealth of information that is invaluable for any postgraduate students interested in quantum gravity. The inclusion of an experimental section provides more depth to the discussions which is a welcome addition to the rest of the thorough mathematical treatment. It is a timely wake-up call for the budding student that even the theory of quantum gravity can now be aided by experimental evidence." (Contemporary Physics 2004, 45, page 534)

"The book contains a wealth of information that is invaluable for any postgraduate students interested in quantum gravity. The inclusion of an experimental section provides more depth to the discussions which is a welcome addition to the rest of the thorough mathematical treatment. It is a timely wake-up call for the budding student that even the theory of quantum gravity can now be aided by experimental evidence." (Contemporary Physics 2004, 45, page 534)

Erscheint lt. Verlag 4.12.2010
Reihe/Serie Lecture Notes in Physics
Zusatzinfo XII, 402 p.
Verlagsort Berlin
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 626 g
Themenwelt Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Geometrie / Topologie
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Hochenergiephysik / Teilchenphysik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Theoretische Physik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Thermodynamik
Schlagworte Black Holes • canonical quantization • Equivalence Principle • General relativity • Gravity • Neutron • Quantum Gravity • Relativity • String Theory • Universe
ISBN-10 3-642-07402-2 / 3642074022
ISBN-13 978-3-642-07402-8 / 9783642074028
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