Quantum Gravity
Series: International Series of Monographs on Physics; 136;
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Product details:
- Edition number 2
- Publisher Oxford University Press
- Date of Publication 22 February 2007
- ISBN 9780199212521
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages376 pages
- Size 240x160x20 mm
- Weight 714 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 30 line drawings 0
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Short description:
Quantum theory and Einstein's theory of relativity are at the centre of modern theoretical physics, yet, the consistent unification of both theories is still elusive. This book offers an up-to-date introduction into the attempts to construct a unified theory of "quantum gravity".
MoreLong description:
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.
Table of Contents:
Why quantum gravity?
Covariant approaches to quantum gravity
Parameterised and relational systems
Hamiltonian formulation of general relativity
Quantum geometrodynamics
Canonical quantum gravity with connections and loops
Quantisation of black holes
Quantum cosmology
String theory
Quantum gravity and the interpretation of quantum theory
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