Quantum Field Theory and Gravity
Conceptual and Mathematical Advances in the Search for a Unified Framework
Editors: Finster, F., Müller, O., Nardmann, M., Tolksdorf, J., Zeidler, E. (Eds.)
Free Preview- The articles are written by internationally recognized researchers in mathematics and physics
- The foreword provides a non-technical and easily accessible overview of the different approaches
- 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
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- About this book
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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.
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“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)
- Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Quantum Gravity: Whence, Whither?
Pages 1-13
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Local Covariance and Background Independence
Pages 15-23
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The “Big Wave” Theory for Dark Energy
Pages 25-40
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Discrete and Continuum Third Quantization of Gravity
Pages 41-64
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Unsharp Values, Domains and Topoi
Pages 65-96
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Quantum Field Theory and Gravity
- Book Subtitle
- Conceptual and Mathematical Advances in the Search for a Unified Framework
- Editors
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- Felix Finster
- Olaf Müller
- Marc Nardmann
- Jürgen Tolksdorf
- Eberhard Zeidler
- Copyright
- 2012
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser Basel
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Basel AG
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-0348-0043-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-0348-0043-3
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-0348-0042-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-0348-0792-0
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XIV, 382
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