Buch, Englisch, Band 136, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 753 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 136, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 753 g
Reihe: International Series of Monographs on Physics
ISBN: 978-0-19-921252-1
Verlag: Oxford University Press
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.