A FIRST COURSE IN LOOP QUANTUM GRAVITY by Rodolfo Gambini, Jorge Pullin ( 9780199590759 )

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A FIRST COURSE IN LOOP QUANTUM GRAVITY

By:

Rodolfo Gambini, Jorge Pullin

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OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

4 August, 2011

Pages:

192

Description:

Loop quantum gravity is one of the modern contenders for a unified description of quantum mechanics and gravity. Up to now no book has covered the material at the level of a college student or of other readers with some knowledge of college level physics. This book fills that gap.

Synopsis:

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 quantum cosmology, black hole entropy and spin foams are briefly covered. The text is ideally suited for an undergraduate course in the senior year of a physics major. It can also be used to introduce undergraduates to general relativity and quantum field theory as part of a 'special topics' type of course.

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18 b/w line figures

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