Name: Quantum Gravity Paperback (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)
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Author: Carlo Rovelli
ISBN: 9780521715966

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Quantum Gravity Paperback (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Carlo Rovelli

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2007

Language

English

Pages

486

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

24.1 x 17.0 x 2.8 cm

Weight

0.79 kg.

ISBN

0521715962

ISBN13

9780521715966

Edition No.

Synopsis "Quantum Gravity Paperback (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics) "

Quantum gravity poses 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 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.

Carlo Rovelli

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Carlo Rovelli is an Italian theoretical physicist and writer who has worked in his country and in the United States, and currently resides in France. His work mainly develops in the field of quantum gravity, being one of the founders of the so-called "Loop Quantum Gravity" theory.

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