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Quantum Gravity.

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Quantum Gravity.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Quantum Gravity.
Author:	Rovelli, Carlo.
Published:	Leiden :Cambridge University Press,2004.
Description:	483 p.
Subject:	Quantum gravity.
Online resource:	Click here to view book
ISBN:	9780511755804 (electronic bk.)

Quantum Gravity.
Rovelli, Carlo.

Quantum Gravity.[electronic resource]. - Leiden :Cambridge University Press,2004. - 483 p.

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Terminology and notation; 1 General ideas and heuristic picture; 2 General Relativity; 3 Mechanics; 4 Hamiltonian general relativity; 5 Quantum mechanics; 6 Quantum space; 7 Dynamics and matter; 8 Applications; 9 Quantum spacetime: spinfoams; 10 Conclusion; Appendix A Groups and recoupling theory; Appendix B History; Appendix C On method and truth; References; Index

Focusing on the conceptual and foundational issues raised by quantum gravity, in particular the nature of space and time, this book presents the loop and spinfoam approach. Aimed at graduate students entering the field, as well as established researchers, it will also be of interest to philosophers of science.

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ISBN: 9780511755804 (electronic bk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:

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LC Class. No.: QC178 .R69 2004eb

Dewey Class. No.: 530.143

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