Quantum Gravity in 2+1 Dimensions

by Steven Carlip

This timely volume provides a broad survey of (2+1)-dimensional quantum gravity. It emphasises the 'quantum cosmology' of closed universes and the quantum mechanics of the (2+1)-dimensional black hole. It compares and contrasts a variety of approaches, and examines what they imply for a realistic theory of quantum gravity. General relativity in three spacetime dimensions has become a popular arena in which to explore the ramifications of quantum gravity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521545889
• ISBN13: 9780521545884
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.7"