Quantum Fields in Curved Space

by N.D. Birrell and Paul C.W. Davies

Book Overview

This book presents a comprehensive review of the subject of gravitational effects in quantum field theory. Although the treatment is general, special emphasis is given to the Hawking black hole evaporation effect, and to particle creation processes in the early universe. The last decade has witnessed a phenomenal growth in this subject. This is the first attempt to collect and unify the vast literature that has contributed to this rapid development...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521278589
• ISBN13: 9780521278584
• Release Date: April 1984
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.2"