LEADER 04809nam 22006612 450 001 9910454382903321 005 20151005020622.0 010 $a1-107-19646-9 010 $a1-282-10369-5 010 $a9786612103698 010 $a9786612104015 010 $a0-511-51725-4 010 $a0-511-51512-X 010 $a0-511-51774-2 010 $a0-511-51420-4 010 $a0-511-57554-8 010 $a0-511-51640-1 035 $a(CKB)1000000000747374 035 $a(EBL)432056 035 $a(OCoLC)609833425 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000104902 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11122025 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000104902 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10086050 035 $a(PQKB)11295091 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511575549 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC432056 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4949775 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL432056 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10297149 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4949775 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL210369 035 $a(OCoLC)1027169031 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000747374 100 $a20090522d2009|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aApproaches to quantum gravity $etoward a new understanding of space, time, and matter /$fedited by Daniele Oriti$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2009. 215 $a1 online resource (xix, 583 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-86045-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPart I. Fundamental ideas and general formalisms. Unfinished revolution / C. Rovelli ; The fundamental nature of space and time / G. 't Hooft ; Does locality fail at intermediate length scales / R.D. Sorkin ; Prolegomena to any future quantum gravity / J. Stachel ; Spacetime symmetries in histories canonical gravity / N. Savvidou ; Categorical geometry and the mathematical foundations of quantum gravity / L. Crane ; Emergent relativity / O. Dreyer ; Asymptotic safety / R. Percacci ; New directions in background independent quantum gravity / F. Markopoulou -- Part II. String/M-theory. Gauge/gravity duality / G. Horowitz and J. Polchinski ; String theory, holography and quantum gravity / T. Banks ; String field theory / W. Taylor -- Part III. Loop quantum gravity and spin foam models. Loop quantum gravity / T. Thiemann ; Covariant loop quantum gravity? / E. Livine ; The spin foam representation of loop quantum gravity / A. Perez ; Three-dimensional spin foam quantum gravity / L. Freidel ; The group field theory approach to quantum gravity / D. Oriti -- Part IV. Discrete quantum gravity. Quantum gravity : the art of building spacetime / J. Ambjorn, J. Jurkiewicz and R. Loll ; Quantum regge calculations / R. Williams ; Consistent discretizations as a road to quantum gravity / R. Gambini and J. Pullin ; The causal set approach to quantum gravity / J. Henson -- Part V. Effective models and quantum gravity phenomenology. Quantum gravity phenomenology / G. Amelino-Camelia ; Quantum gravity and precision tests / C. Burgess ; Algebraic approach to quantum gravity II : non-commutative spacetime / S. Majid ; Doubly special relativity / J. Kowalski-Glikman ; From quantum reference frames to deformed special relativity / F. Girelli ; Lorentz invariance violation and its role in quantum gravity phenomenology / J. Collins, A. Perez and D. Sudarsky ; Generic predictions of quantum theories of gravity / L. Smolin. 330 $aThe theory of quantum gravity promises a revolutionary new understanding of gravity and spacetime, valid from microscopic to cosmological distances. Research in this field involves an exciting blend of rigorous mathematics and bold speculations, foundational questions and technical issues. Containing contributions from leading researchers in this field, this book presents the fundamental issues involved in the construction of a quantum theory of gravity and building up a quantum picture of space and time. It introduces the most current approaches to this problem, and reviews their main achievements. Each part ends in questions and answers, in which the contributors explore the merits and problems of the various approaches. This book provides a complete overview of this field from the frontiers of theoretical physics research for graduate students and researchers. 606 $aQuantum gravity 615 0$aQuantum gravity. 676 $a530.143 702 $aOriti$b Daniele 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454382903321 996 $aApproaches to quantum gravity$92455125 997 $aUNINA