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Quantum Gravity - Claus Kiefer

Quantum Gravity

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Buch | Hardcover
376 Seiten
2007 | 2nd Revised edition
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-921252-1 (ISBN)
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The search for a quantum theory of the gravitational field is one of the great open problems in theoretical physics. This book presents a self-contained discussion of the concepts, methods and applications that can be expected in such a theory. The two main approaches to its construction -- the direct quantisation of Einstein's general theory of relativity and string theory -- are covered. Whereas the first attempts to construct a viable theory for the gravitational field alone, string theory assumes that a quantum theory of gravity will be achieved only through a unification of all the interactions. However, both employ the general method of quantization of constrained systems, which is described together with illustrative examples relevant for quantum gravity. There is a detailed presentation of the main approaches employed in quantum general relativity: path-integral quantization, the background-field method and canonical quantum gravity in the metric, connection and loop formulations. The discussion of string theory centres around its quantum-gravitational aspects and the comparison with quantum general relativity.
Physical applications discussed at length include the quantization of black holes, quantum cosmology, the indications of a discrete structure of spacetime, and the origin of irreversibility. The second edition will add some sections on topical issues. These include loop quantum cosmology, dynamical triangulation, renormalization-group approach, primordial black holes, and information-loss problem for black holes. The second edition will also contain some pedagogical extensions. This book will be of interest to researchers and students working in relativity and gravitation, cosmology, quantum field theory and related topics. It will also be of interest to mathematicians and philosophers of science.

Prof. Dr. Claus Kiefer Institute for Theoretical Physics University of Cologne Germany 1988 PhD Heidelberg 1989-93 Postdoc Zuerich 1993-2001 Lecturer Freiburg since 2001 Professor Cologne

Erscheint lt. Verlag 22.2.2007
Reihe/Serie International Series of Monographs on Physics ; No. 136
Zusatzinfo 30 line drawings
Verlagsort Oxford
Sprache englisch
Maße 160 x 240 mm
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Quantenphysik
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Relativitätstheorie
ISBN-10 0-19-921252-X / 019921252X
ISBN-13 978-0-19-921252-1 / 9780199212521
Zustand Neuware
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