Quantum Gravity

by Claus Kiefer

The search for a quantum theory of the gravitational field is one of the great open problems in theoretical physics. This book presents a self-contained discussion of the concepts, methods and applications that can be expected in such a theory. The two main approaches to its construction -- the direct quantisation of Einstein's general theory of relativity and string theory -- are covered. Whereas the first attempts to construct a viable theory for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019921252X
• ISBN13: 9780199212521
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.3" x 6.1"