Towards Quantum Gravity

Proceedings of the XXXV International Winter School on Theoretical Physics Held in Polanica, Poland, 2–11 February 1999

Buch | Softcover

XII, 376 Seiten

2010 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-08620-5 (ISBN)

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The aim of this book is to give graduate students an overview of quantum gravity but it also covers related topics from astrophysics. Some well-written contributions can serve as an introduction into basic conceptual concepts like time in quantum gravity or the emergence of a classical world from quantum cosmology. This makes the volume attractive to philosophers of science, too. Other topics are black holes, gravitational waves and non-commutative extensions of physical theories.

Are We at the Dawn of Quantum-Gravity Phenomenology?.- Classical and Quantum Physics of Isolated Horizons: A Brief Overview.- Old and New Processes of Vorton Formation.- Anti-de Sitter Supersymmetry.- Combinatorial Dynamics and Time in Quantum Gravity.- Non-commutative Extensions of Classical Theories in Physics.- Conceptual Issues in Quantum Cosmology.- Single-Exterior Black Holes.- Dirac-Bergmann Observables for Tetrad Gravity.- Meaning of Noncommutative Geometry and the Planck-Scale Quantum Group.- Loop Quantum Gravity and the Meaning of Diffeomorphism Invariance.- Black Holes in String Theory.- Gravitational waves and massless particle fields.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.12.2010
Reihe/Serie	Lecture Notes in Physics
Zusatzinfo	XII, 376 p.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	585 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Astronomie / Astrophysik
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik
Schlagworte	astrophysics • Black Holes • Cosmology • Graviational Waves • Gravity • Quantum Gravity • String Theory • theoretical physics
ISBN-10	3-642-08620-9 / 3642086209
ISBN-13	978-3-642-08620-5 / 9783642086205
Zustand	Neuware