A first course in loop quantum gravity / Rodolfo Gambini and Jorge Pullin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gambini, Rodolfo.

Contributor:

Pullin, Jorge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quantum gravity.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides an accessible introduction to loop quantum gravity and some of its applications, at a level suitable for undergraduate students and others with only a minimal knowledge of college level physics. In particular it is not assumed that the reader is familiar with general relativity and only minimally familiar with quantum mechanics and Hamiltonian mechanics. Most chapters end with problems that elaborate on the text, and aid learning. Applications such as loop quantumcosmology, black hole entropy and spin foams are briefly covered. The text is ideally suited for an undergraduate

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-179) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-100323-9

OCLC:

902404801