Quantum Field Theory in Curved Spacetime: Quantized Fields and Gravity

by Leonard Parker, David Toms, David J. Toms

Book Overview

Quantum field theory in curved spacetime has been remarkably fruitful. It can be used to explain how the large-scale structure of the universe and the anisotropies of the cosmic background radiation that we observe today first arose. Similarly, it provides a deep connection between general relativity, thermodynamics, and quantum field theory. This book develops quantum field theory in curved spacetime in a pedagogical style, suitable for graduate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521877873
• ISBN13: 9780521877879
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.9" x 9.7"