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.
| ISBN: | 9780521715966 |
| Publication date: | 29th November 2007 |
| Author: | Carlo Rovelli |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 458 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics |
| Genres: |
Mathematical physics Nuclear physics Particle and high-energy physics |
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.
Quantum Gravity features in the following genres: Mathematical physics, Nuclear physics, Particle and high-energy physics
Quantum Gravity is available in Ebook, Paperback, Hardback
Quantum Gravity was written by Carlo Rovelli and published by Cambridge University Press
Quantum Gravity has 458 pages
Yes it is part of Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics series
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