A First Course in Loop Quantum Gravity
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0199590753
ISBN-13
9780199590759
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Imprint
Oxford University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 22nd, 2011
Print length
192 Pages
Weight
476 grams
Dimensions
17.50 x 24.60 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Astronomy, space & timeCosmology & the universeRelativity physicsMathematical physics
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Loop quantum gravity is one of the modern contenders for a unified description of quantum mechanics and gravity. Up to now no book has covered the material at the level of a college student or of other readers with some knowledge of college level physics. This book fills that gap.
This book provides an accessible introduction to loop quantum gravity and some of its applications, at a level suitable for undergraduate students and others with only a minimal knowledge of college level physics. In particular it is not assumed that the reader is familiar with general relativity and only minimally familiar with quantum mechanics and Hamiltonian mechanics. Most chapters end with problems that elaborate on the text, and aid learning. Applications such as loop quantum cosmology, black hole entropy and spin foams are briefly covered. The text is ideally suited for an undergraduate course in the senior year of a physics major. It can also be used to introduce undergraduates to general relativity and quantum field theory as part of a ''special topics'' type of course.
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