A first course in loop quantum gravity [[electronic resource] /] / Rodolfo Gambini and Jorge Pullin
| A first course in loop quantum gravity [[electronic resource] /] / Rodolfo Gambini and Jorge Pullin |
| Autore | Gambini Rodolfo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (192 p.) |
| Disciplina | 530.143 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PullinJorge |
| Soggetto topico | Quantum gravity |
| ISBN | 0-19-100323-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
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Loops, Knots, Gauge Theories / / Rodolfo Gambini, Jorge Pullin, and 3 others
| Loops, Knots, Gauge Theories / / Rodolfo Gambini, Jorge Pullin, and 3 others |
| Autore | Gambini Rodolfo |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, GBR : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (339 pages) |
| Disciplina | 530.143 |
| Soggetto topico | Quantum field theory |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Holonomies and the group of loops; 2. Loop coordinates and the extended group of loops; 3. The loop representation; 4. Maxwell theory; 5. Yang-Mills theories; 6. Lattice techniques; 7. Quantum gravity; 8. The loop representation of quantum theory; 9. Loop representation: further developments; 10. Knot theory and physical states of quantum gravity; 11. The extended loop representation of quantum gravity; 12. Conclusions: present status and outlook; References; Index. |
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| Cambridge, GBR : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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