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Quantum Gravity Paperback - 2007

by Carlo Rovelli


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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 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.

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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.

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  • Title Quantum Gravity
  • Author Carlo Rovelli
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 488
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, China
  • Date 2007-11-29
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780521715966 / 0521715962
  • Weight 1.75 lbs (0.79 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.5 x 6.7 x 1.1 in (24.13 x 17.02 x 2.79 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Quantum gravity
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008271013
  • Dewey Decimal Code 530.143

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  • Scitech Book News, 06/01/2008, Page 42
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