Quantum Field Theory and Gravity - Conceptual and Mathematical Advances in the Search for a Unified Framework (Hardcover, 2012)

One of the most challenging problems of contemporary theoretical physics is the mathematically rigorous construction of a theory which describes gravitation and the other fundamental physical interactions within a common framework. The physical ideas which grew from attempts to develop such a theory require highly advanced mathematical methods and radically new physical concepts. This book presents different approaches to a rigorous unified description of quantum fields and gravity. It contains a carefully selected cross-section of lively discussions which took place in autumn 2010 at the fifth conference "Quantum field theory and gravity - Conceptual and mathematical advances in the search for a unified framework" in Regensburg, Germany. In the tradition of the other proceedings covering this series of conferences, a special feature of this book is the exposition of a wide variety of approaches, with the intention to facilitate a comparison. The book is mainly addressed to mathematicians and physicists who are interested in fundamental questions of mathematical physics. It allows the reader to obtain a broad and up-to-date overview of a fascinating active research area.

General

Imprint:	Birkhauser Verlag AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	February 2012
First published:	2012
Editors:	Felix Finster • Olaf Muller • Marc Nardmann • Jurgen Tolksdorf • Eberhard Zeidler
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	382
Edition:	2012
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-480042-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Classical mechanics > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Quantum physics (quantum mechanics) > General
LSN:	3-03-480042-8
Barcode:	9783034800426

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