Quantum fluctuations of spacetime / Lawrence B. Crowell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crowell, Lawrence B.

Series:

World Scientific series in contemporary chemical physics ; v. 25.

World Scientific series in contemporary chemical physics ; v. 25

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantum theory.

Space and time.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Jersey ; London : World Scientific, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Three key aspects of quantum gravity are considered in this book: phenomenology, potential experimental aspects and foundational theory. The phenomenology is the treatment of metric quantum fluctuations as torsional curves that deviate from classical expectations. This leads to possible experimental configurations that may detect such fluctuations. Most of these proposed experiments are quantum optical measurements of subtle quantum gravity effects in the interaction of photons and atoms. The foundational discussions attempt to find an substratum to string theories, which are motivated by the

Contents:

Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 Why Quantum Fluctuations of Spacetime?; Chapter 2 Quantum Fluctuations and Spacetime; Chapter 3 Detection of Quantum Gravity Fluctuations; Chapter 4: Quantum Gravity Fluctuations, Strings and Two Dimensional D-Branes; Chapter 5 Topology, Extra Large Dimensions and the Higgs Field; Chapter 6 Zeta Functions, Topological Quantum Numbers and M-Theory; Chapter 7 The Generalized Uncertainty Principle; Chapter 8 Octonionic Quantum Gravity; Chapter 9 Physical Law from No Law; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611899189

9781281899187

1281899186

9789812703217

9812703217

OCLC:

476064281