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Approaches to Quantum Gravity: Toward a New Understanding of Space, Time and Matter
Daniele Oriti
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Description for Approaches to Quantum Gravity: Toward a New Understanding of Space, Time and Matter
hardcover. A complete overview of this field from the frontiers of theoretical physics research for graduate students and researchers. Editor(s): Oriti, Daniele. Num Pages: 604 pages, 15 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PHVJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 252 x 179 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1346.
The theory of quantum gravity promises a revolutionary new understanding of gravity and spacetime, valid from microscopic to cosmological distances. Research in this field involves an exciting blend of rigorous mathematics and bold speculations, foundational questions and technical issues. Containing contributions from leading researchers in this field, this book presents the fundamental issues involved in the construction of a quantum theory of gravity and building up a quantum picture of space and time. It introduces the most current approaches to this problem, and reviews their main achievements. Each part ends in questions and answers, in which the contributors explore the ... Read more
The theory of quantum gravity promises a revolutionary new understanding of gravity and spacetime, valid from microscopic to cosmological distances. Research in this field involves an exciting blend of rigorous mathematics and bold speculations, foundational questions and technical issues. Containing contributions from leading researchers in this field, this book presents the fundamental issues involved in the construction of a quantum theory of gravity and building up a quantum picture of space and time. It introduces the most current approaches to this problem, and reviews their main achievements. Each part ends in questions and answers, in which the contributors explore the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
604
Condition
New
Number of Pages
604
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521860451
SKU
V9780521860451
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About Daniele Oriti
Daniele Oriti is a Researcher at the Institute of Theoretical Physics at Utrecht University, Netherlands, working on non-perturbative quantum gravity, having previously worked at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge. He is well known for his results on spin foam models, and is among the leading researchers in the group field theory approach to quantum ... Read more
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