Quantum gravity

Quantum gravity is perhaps the most important open problem in fundamental physics. It is the problem of merging quantum mechanics and general relativity, the two great conceptual revolutions in the physics of the twentieth century. The loop and spinfoam approach, presented in this 2004 book, is one...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rovelli, Carlo
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2004
Series:Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: Cambridge Books Online - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
LEADER 01686nmm a2200241 u 4500
001 EB001382669
003 EBX01000000000000000905634
005 00000000000000.0
007 cr|||||||||||||||||||||
008 170324 ||| eng
020 |a 9780511755804 
050 4 |a QC178 
100 1 |a Rovelli, Carlo 
245 0 0 |a Quantum gravity  |c Carlo Rovelli 
260 |a Cambridge  |b Cambridge University Press  |c 2004 
300 |a xxiii, 455 pages  |b digital 
653 |a Quantum gravity 
041 0 7 |a eng  |2 ISO 639-2 
989 |b CBO  |a Cambridge Books Online 
490 0 |a Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics 
856 4 0 |u https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511755804  |x Verlag  |3 Volltext 
082 0 |a 530.143 
520 |a Quantum gravity is perhaps the most important open problem in fundamental physics. It is the problem of merging quantum mechanics and general relativity, the two great conceptual revolutions in the physics of the twentieth century. The loop and spinfoam approach, presented in this 2004 book, is one of the leading research programs in the field. The first part of the book discusses the reformulation of the basis of classical and quantum Hamiltonian physics required by general relativity. The second part covers the basic technical research directions. Appendices include a detailed history of the subject of quantum gravity, hard-to-find mathematical material, and a discussion of some philosophical issues raised by the subject. This fascinating text is ideal for graduate students entering the field, as well as researchers already working in quantum gravity. It will also appeal to philosophers and other scholars interested in the nature of space and time