02940nam 2200613Ia 450 991045072870332120200520144314.01-281-89918-69786611899189981-270-321-7(CKB)1000000000334234(EBL)296222(OCoLC)476064281(SSID)ssj0000231300(PQKBManifestationID)11193170(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000231300(PQKBWorkID)10198465(PQKB)10214961(MiAaPQ)EBC296222(WSP)00001613 (Au-PeEL)EBL296222(CaPaEBR)ebr10174123(CaONFJC)MIL189918(EXLCZ)99100000000033423420060217d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrQuantum fluctuations of spacetime[electronic resource] /Lawrence B. CrowellNew Jersey ;London World Scientific20051 online resource (386 p.)World Scientific series in contemporary chemical physics ;v. 25Description based upon print version of record.981-256-515-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 Why Quantum Fluctuations of Spacetime?; Chapter 2 Quantum Fluctuations and Spacetime; Chapter 3 Detection of Quantum Gravity Fluctuations; Chapter 4: Quantum Gravity Fluctuations, Strings and Two Dimensional D-Branes; Chapter 5 Topology, Extra Large Dimensions and the Higgs Field; Chapter 6 Zeta Functions, Topological Quantum Numbers and M-Theory; Chapter 7 The Generalized Uncertainty Principle; Chapter 8 Octonionic Quantum Gravity; Chapter 9 Physical Law from No Law; IndexThree key aspects of quantum gravity are considered in this book: phenomenology, potential experimental aspects and foundational theory. The phenomenology is the treatment of metric quantum fluctuations as torsional curves that deviate from classical expectations. This leads to possible experimental configurations that may detect such fluctuations. Most of these proposed experiments are quantum optical measurements of subtle quantum gravity effects in the interaction of photons and atoms. The foundational discussions attempt to find an substratum to string theories, which are motivated by the World Scientific series in contemporary chemical physics ;v. 25.Quantum theorySpace and timeElectronic books.Quantum theory.Space and time.530.12Crowell Lawrence B878492MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450728703321Quantum fluctuations of spacetime2078616UNINA