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Presents different approaches to quantum field theory and gravity
Emphasis on conceptual and mathematical questions aiming at a unified framework
Gives overview of present state of the art
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
One of the most challenging problems of contemporary theoretical physics is the mathematically rigorous construction of a theory which describes gravitation and the other fundamental physical interactions within a common framework. The physical ideas which grew from attempts to develop such a theory require highly advanced mathematical methods and radically new physical concepts.
This book presents different approaches to a rigorous unified description of quantum fields and gravity. It contains a carefully selected cross-section of lively discussions which took place in autumn 2010 at the fifth conference "Quantum field theory and gravity - Conceptual and mathematical advances in the search for a unified framework" in Regensburg, Germany. In the tradition of the other proceedings covering this series of conferences, a special feature of this book is the exposition of a wide variety of approaches, with the intention to facilitate a comparison.
The book is mainly addressed to mathematicians and physicists who are interested in fundamental questions of mathematical physics. It allows the reader to obtain a broad and up-to-date overview of a fascinating active research area.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“The articles present recent research on conceptual and mathematical issues aiming at a unified framework for quantum field theory and general relativity. … In my experience, this is the best single text to use to learn field theory that one can buy today. … for a solid grounding in the fundamentals of field theory there is no better place to start then this.” (Philosophy, Religion and Science Book Reviews, bookinspections.wordpress.com, March, 2014)Editors and Affiliations
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, Lehrstuhl für Mathematik, Universität Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
Felix Finster, Olaf Müller
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, Fachbereich Mathematik, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Marc Nardmann
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in den Naturwissenschaften, Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik, Leipzig, Germany
Jürgen Tolksdorf, Eberhard Zeidler
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Quantum Field Theory and Gravity
Book Subtitle: Conceptual and Mathematical Advances in the Search for a Unified Framework
Editors: Felix Finster, Olaf Müller, Marc Nardmann, Jürgen Tolksdorf, Eberhard Zeidler
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-0043-3
Publisher: Birkhäuser Basel
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Basel AG 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-0348-0042-6Published: 10 February 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-0348-0792-0Published: 13 April 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-0348-0043-3Published: 08 February 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 382
Topics: Global Analysis and Analysis on Manifolds, Field Theory and Polynomials