02843nam 2200577 a 450 991013084970332120200520144314.09781441982766144198276010.1007/978-1-4419-8276-6(CKB)3440000000000122(DE-He213)978-1-4419-8276-6(SSID)ssj0000592778(PQKBManifestationID)11400959(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000592778(PQKBWorkID)10736901(PQKB)11092472(MiAaPQ)EBC3067092(PPN)156313502(EXLCZ)99344000000000012220111014d2011 uy 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierQuantum cosmology a fundamental description of the universe /Martin Bojowald1st ed. 2011.New York Springer20111 online resource (X, 310 p.) Lecture notes in physics,0075-8450 ;v. 835Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9781461430179 1461430178 9781441982759 1441982752 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Quantizing the whole universe -- pt. 2. Effective descriptions -- pt. 3. Beyond isotropic models -- pt. 4. Mathematical issues.The universe, ultimately, is to be described by quantum theory.  Quantum aspects of all there is, including space and time, may not be significant for many purposes, but are crucial for some time.  And so a quantum description of cosmology is required for a complete and consistent worldview. Consequences of quantum gravity on grander scales are expected to be enormous.  In Quantum Cosmology, A Fundamental Description of the Universe, Martin Bojowald discusses his theory to see how black holes behave and where our universe came from.  Applications like loop quantum gravity and cosmology have by now shed much light on cosmic evolution of a universe in a fundamental, microscopic description.  Modern techniques demonstrate how the universe may have come from a non-singular phase before the Big Bang, how equations for the evolution of structure can be derived, how observations could be used to test these claims, but  also what fundamental limitations remain to our knowledge of the universe before the Big Bang.Lecture notes in physics ;835.Quantum cosmologyQuantum cosmology.530.1Bojowald Martin515320MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910130849703321Quantum Cosmology855581UNINA