Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), India
- Combines three distinct research areas under one roof
- Gives a feel for classical gravity, semi-classical gravity, and the microscopic structure of spacetime
- Is based on cutting-edge research in theoretical gravitational physics
- Introduces the reader to current trends in theoretical gravitational physics, as well as future prospects
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction and Motivation
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Geometrical Aspects of Gravitational Action
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Thermodynamics, Gravity and Null Surfaces
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Classical Gravity, Quantum Matter
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Zero Point Length–Towards Quantum Gravity
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Summary and Outlook
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About this book
This thesis explores the connection between gravity and thermodynamics and provides a unification scheme that opens up new directions of exploration. Further elaborating on the Hawking effect and the possibility of singularity avoidance, the author not only discusses the information loss paradox at a broader level but also provides a possible solution to it. As the final frontier, it describes some novel effects arising from the microscopic structure of spacetime.
Taken as a whole, the thesis addresses three major research areas in gravitational physics: it starts with classical gravity, proceeds to the black hole information loss paradox, and closes with Planck scale physics. Â The thesis is written in a lucid and pedagogical style, with an introduction accessible to researchers from other branches of physics and a d
iscussion presenting open questions and future directions, which will benefit and hopefully inspire next-generation researchers.Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Throughout school, college and university Sumanta Chakraborty has won numerous prizes and scholarships, including the most prestigious fellowships in India (the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Fellowship, the Satyendra Nath Bose Memorial Prize, the KVPY fellowship and the INSPIRE fellowship). He has also received the INFN fellowship from Italian National Institute of Nuclear Physics. Further, his essay has received honorable mention in 2016 gravity essay competition.
During his research career, he has published thirty five research papers in refereed international journals. Besides, he has written a chapter in the book Gravity and the Quantum, published by Springer.
Currently he is a National Post Doctoral Fellow working at IACS, Kolkata, In
dia.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Classical and Quantum Aspects of Gravity in Relation to the Emergent Paradigm
Authors: Sumanta Chakraborty
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63733-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-63732-7Published: 09 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87621-4Published: 11 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-63733-4Published: 01 August 2017
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXI, 263
Number of Illustrations: 26 illustrations in colour
Topics: Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory, Cosmology, Thermodynamics