Effective Spacetime - Understanding Emergence in Effective Field Theory and Quantum Gravity (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book discusses the notion that quantum gravity may represent the "breakdown" of spacetime at extremely high energy scales. If spacetime does not exist at the fundamental level, then it has to be considered "emergent", in other words an effective structure, valid at low energy scales. The author develops a conception of emergence appropriate to effective theories in physics, and shows how it applies (or could apply) in various approaches to quantum gravity, including condensed matter approaches, discrete approaches, and loop quantum gravity.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	July 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Karen Crowther
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	205
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-39506-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Relativity physics > General
LSN:	3-319-39506-8
Barcode:	9783319395067

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