Quantum Gravity
by Carlo Rovelli
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Quantum gravity is perhaps the most important open problem in fundamental physics. It is the problem of merging quantum mechanics and general relativity, the two great conceptual revolutions in the physics of the twentieth century. The loop and spinfoam approach, presented in this 2004 book, is one of the leading research programs in the field. The first part of the book discusses the reformulation of the basis of classical and quantum Hamiltonian physics required by general relativity. The show more second part covers the basic technical research directions. Appendices include a detailed history of the subject of quantum gravity, hard-to-find mathematical material, and a discussion of some philosophical issues raised by the subject. This fascinating text is ideal for graduate students entering the field, as well as researchers already working in quantum gravity. It will also appeal to philosophers and other scholars interested in the nature of space and time. show lessTags
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An advanced treatise, with highly mathematical treatments of general relativity, quantum theory, and loop quantum gravity. The third of these is one approach to a hoped-for unification of the first two, and to this extent is an alternative to string theory. There are enough informal discussion sections to make the book well worth looking at for non-physicists.
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Carlo Rovelli is a theoretical physicist who has made significant contributions to the physics of space and time. His books Seven Brief Lessons on Physics. Reality Is Not What It Seems, The Order of Time, and There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness are international bestsellers that have been translated into more show more than fifty languages. show less
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