A first course in loop quantum gravity

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Autore principale: Gambini, Rodolfo
Ente Autore: ebrary, Inc
Altri autori: Pullin, Jorge
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
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Sommario:
  • 1. Why quantize gravity?
  • 2. Special relativity and electromagnetism
  • 3. Some elements of general relativity
  • 4. Hamiltonian mechanics including constraints and fields
  • 5. Yang-Mills theories
  • 6. Quantum mechanics and elements of quantum field theory
  • 7. General relativity in terms of Ashtekar's new variables
  • 8. Loop representation for general relativity
  • 9. An application: loop quantum cosmology
  • 10. Further developments
  • 11. Open issues and controversies.