The search for a quantum gravity theory, a theory expected to combine the principles of general relativity and quantum theory, has led to some of the most deepest and most difficult conceptual and mathematical questions of modern physics. The present book, addressing these issues in the framework of recent versions of canonical quantization, is the first to present coherently the background for their understanding. Starting with an analysis of the structure of constrained systems and the problems of their quantization, it discusses the canonical formulation of classical relativity from different perspectives and leads to recent applications of canonical methods to create a quantum theory of gravity. The book aims to make accessible the most fundamental problems and to stimulate work in this field.
ISBN: | 9783662139547 |
Publication date: | 17th April 2014 |
Author: | Jürgen Ehlers, Helmut Friedrich |
Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 372 pages |
Series: | Lecture Notes in Physics |
Genres: |
Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory) Gravity Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics) Materials science |