02749nam 2200565 a 450 991046512980332120200520144314.00-19-100323-9(CKB)2560000000298425(EBL)1179548(OCoLC)902404801(SSID)ssj0000872994(PQKBManifestationID)11524329(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000872994(PQKBWorkID)10865327(PQKB)10797836(StDuBDS)EDZ0000168836(MiAaPQ)EBC1179548(Au-PeEL)EBL1179548(CaPaEBR)ebr10698589(CaONFJC)MIL487183(EXLCZ)99256000000029842520111103d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA first course in loop quantum gravity[electronic resource] /Rodolfo Gambini and Jorge PullinOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20111 online resource (192 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-959075-3 0-19-177498-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-179) and index.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.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 quantumcosmology, black hole entropy and spin foams are briefly covered. The text is ideally suited for an undergraduateQuantum gravityElectronic books.Quantum gravity.530.143Gambini Rodolfo947166Pullin Jorge947167MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465129803321A first course in loop quantum gravity2140124UNINA