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Loop Quantum Gravity for the Bewildered

By Sundance Bilson-Thompson

Book information

Publisher
Springer Nature Switzerland
Year
2024
ISBN
9783031434518, 9783031434525
DOI
10.1007/978-3-031-43452-5
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (5873576 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
210\210
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2024-02-28 14:22:54
General RelativityQuantum Field TheoryQuantum GravitySpin Networks

Description

This second edition offers a comprehensive introduction to loop quantum gravity (LQG) in self-dual variables, including the necessary prerequisites. Additionally, it delves into various significant research areas that have emerged in recent years. New content (including an entirely new chapter dedicated to dynamics of quantum spacetime) explores the description of spin networks and spin-foams, their historical development as well as connections to tensor networks, BF theory, and emerging approaches including the spinorial representation of LQG, SU(2) coherent states, and group field theory. Furthermore, the book provides expanded appendices covering essential tools and concepts, such as the connection between information theory and entropy, and overviews of group theory and differential geometry. All topics are presented from a non-expert perspective, ensuring self-containment and accessibility. The primary aim of this second edition remains helping researchers, bewildered by the vast array of topics within this rapidly growing field of quantum gravity, to gain a fundamental understanding of the current developments.

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