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Dewey Class	530.143 (DDC 23)
Title	Quantum gravity ([Ebook]) / Claus Kiefer.
Author	Kiefer, Claus , 1958-
Other name(s)	Oxford Scholarship Online
Publication	Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press , 2010
Physical Details	1 online resource
Series	International series of monographs on physics ; 124
ISBN	9780191707377
Note	Print publication date: 2007 (2nd ed.) . - Print ISBN-13: 9780199212521. - Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: January 2010
Summary Note	This book is concerned with the attempts to unify Einstein's theory of general relativity and quantum theory into a theory of quantum gravity. Among the approaches include canonical quantum gravity (including loop quantum gravity), covariant quantum gravity, and string theory. The book also discusses the relevance of these theories for cosmology and the physics of black holes. Chapter 1 gives a general introduction into the problem of quantizing the gravitational field. Chapter 2 then presents the main covariant approaches — perturbation theory and Feynman diagrammes, path integrals, and supergravity. Chapter 3 discusses, for simpler systems, the important concept of reparametrization invariance which plays a crucial role in the Hamiltonian formulation of general relativity discussed thereafter. Chapter 5 presents the canonical quantization in the metric variables, leading to the central Wheeler-DeWitt equation, while Chapter 6 presents loop quantum gravity. The next two chapters then discuss the major applications — quantization of black holes and quantum cosmology. Chapter 9 gives an introduction to string theory by focusing on its quantum gravitational aspects. The book concludes with a discussion of the relevance of quantum gravity for the interpretation of quantum theory.:
Mode of acces to digital resource	Digital reproduction. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010. - Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher). Available as searchable text in HTML format.
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Internet Site	http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199212521.001.0001
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Quantum gravity . Authors: Kiefer, Claus 1958- . Corporate Authors: Oxford Scholarship Online . Series: The International series of monographs on physics . Classification: 530.143 (DDC 23) .

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