The structural foundations of quantum gravity [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Dean Rickles, Steven French, and Juha Saatsi

• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Clarendon; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (283 p.)
• Disciplina: 530.143
• Soggetto topico: Quantum gravity; Physics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: RicklesDean FrenchSteven SaatsiJuha
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Notes on Contributors; 1. Quantum Gravity Meets Structuralism: Interweaving Relations in the Foundations of Physics; 2. Structural Realism and Quantum Gravity; 3. Structure, Individuality, and Quantum Gravity; 4. Points, Particles, and Structural Realism; 5. Holism and Structuralism in Classical and Quantum General Relativity; 6. Time and Structure in Canonical Gravity; 7. The Case for Background Independence; 8. Quantum Quandaries: A Category-Theoretic Perspective; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: What is spacetime? General relativity and quantum field theory answer this question in very different ways. This collection of essays by physicists and philosophers looks at the problem of uniting these two most fundamental theories of our world, focusing on the nature of space and time within this new quantum framework, and the kind of metaphysical picture suggested by recent developments in physics and mathematics. This is a book that will inspire further philosophical reflection. on recent advances in modern physics. - ;Quantum gravity is the name given to a theory that unites general relat
• Titolo autorizzato: The structural foundations of quantum gravity
• ISBN: 1-280-75769-8; 0-19-151502-7; 1-4294-6511-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451143803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II