The Pursuit of Quantum Gravity: Memoirs of Bryce DeWitt from 1946 to 2004

by Cécile Dewitt-Morette

Book Overview

1946 is the year Bryce DeWitt entered Harvard graduate school. Quantum Gravity was his goal and remained his goal throughout his lifetime until the very end. The pursuit of Quantum Gravity requires a profound understanding of Quantum Physics and Gravitation Physics. As G. A. Vilkovisky commented, "Quantum Gravity is a combination of two words, and one should know both. Bryce understood this as nobody else, and this wisdom is completely unknown to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3642422284
• ISBN13: 9783642422287
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 151 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"