String Quantum Gravity And Physics At The Planck Energy Scale

Author : Norma G. Sànchez,Antonino Zichichi
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400902374

Get Book

String Gravity and Physics at the Planck Energy Scale by Norma G. Sànchez,Antonino Zichichi Pdf

The contemporary trends in the quantum unification of all interactions including gravity motivate this Course. The main goal and impact of modern string theory is to provide a consistent quantum theory of gravity. This, Course is intended to provide an updated understanding of the last developments and current problems of string theory in connection with gravity and the physics at the Planck energy scale. It is also the aim of this Course to discuss fundamental problems of quantum gravity in the present-day context irrespective of strings or any other models. Emphasis is given to the mutual impact of string theory, gravity and cosmology, within a deep a well defined programme, which provides, in addition, a careful interdisciplinarity. Since the most relevant new physics provided by strings concerns the quantization of gravity, we must, at least, understand string quantization in curved space-times to start. Curved space-times, besides their evident relevance m classical gravitation, are also important at energies of the order of the Planck scale. At the Planck energy, gravitational interactions are at least as important as the rest and can not be neglected anymore. Special care is taken here to provide the grounds of the different lines of research in competition (not just only one approach); this provides an excellent opportunity to learn about the real state of the discipline, and to learn it in a critical way.

Author : Antonino Zichichi
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 606 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1993-06-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789814553988

Get Book

String Quantum Gravity And Physics At The Planck Energy Scale - International Workshop On Theoretical Physics by Antonino Zichichi Pdf

The papers in this volume provide an updated status of the last developments and current problems in string theory in connection with gravity and the physics at the Planck scale. This volume also contains excellent discussions on fundamental problems of quantum gravity and the physics at the Planck energy scale in the present-day context, irrespective of strings or any other models.

Author : Normalized Sanchez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 590 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : SCIENCE
ISBN : 9814536652

Get Book

String Quantum Gravity and Physics at the Planck Energy Scale by Normalized Sanchez Pdf

Author : Craig Callender,Nick Huggett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2001-01-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521664454

Get Book

Physics Meets Philosophy at the Planck Scale by Craig Callender,Nick Huggett Pdf

Was the first book to examine the exciting area of overlap between philosophy and quantum mechanics with chapters by leading experts from around the world.

Author : Michael Dine,Thomas Banks,Subir Sachdev
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 872 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814397063

Get Book

String Theory and Its Applications by Michael Dine,Thomas Banks,Subir Sachdev Pdf

The book is based on lectures given at the TASI summer school of 2010. It aims to provide advanced graduate students, postdoctorates and senior researchers with a survey of important topics in particle physics and string theory, with special emphasis on applications of methods from string theory and quantum gravity in condensed matter physics and QCD (especially heavy ion physics). Contents: Overview:Introduction to Gauge/Gravity Duality (J Polchinski)TASI Lectures on Holographic Space-Time, SUSY, and Gravitational Effective Field Theory (T Banks)LHC Physics:Fundamentals of LHC Experiments (J Nielsen)Theoretical Particle Physics at Hadron Colliders: An Introduction (M J Strassler)String Model Building, Landscape and Phenomenology:TASI Lectures: Particle Physics from Perturbative and Non-perturbative Effects in D-Braneworlds (M Cvetic and J Halverson)Supergravity and String Vacua in Various Dimensions (W Taylor)TASI Lectures on Complex Structures (F Denef)Supersymmetry from the Top Down (M Dine)AdS/CFT Applications:The Landscape of the Hubbard Model (S Sachdev)Holography for Strongly Coupled Media (D T Son)Collisions in Anti-de Sitter Space, Conformal Symmetry, and Holographic Superconductors (S S Gubser)Emergence of Supersymmetry, Gauge Theory and String Theory in Condensed Matter Systems (S-S Lee)Lectures on Holographic Non-Fermi Liquids and Quantum Phase Transitions (N Iqbal, H Liu and M Mezei)The Fluid/Gravity Correspondence (S Minwalla, V E Hubeny and M Rangamani) Readership: Graduate students, beginning post-docs and advanced researchers. Keywords:String Theory;condensed Matter Physics;Heavy Ion Physics;AdS-CFT Correspondence

Author : Jim Baggott
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198809111

Get Book

Quantum Space by Jim Baggott Pdf

Today we are blessed with two extraordinarily successful theories of physics. The first is Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity, which describes the large-scale behaviour of matter in a curved spacetime. This theory is the basis for the standard model of big bang cosmology. The discovery of gravitational waves at the LIGO observatory in the US (and then Virgo, in Italy) is only the most recent of this theory's many triumphs. The second is quantum mechanics. This theory describes the properties and behaviour of matter and radiation at their smallest scales. It is the basis for the standard model of particle physics, which builds up all the visible constituents of the universe out of collections of quarks, electrons and force-carrying particles such as photons. The discovery of the Higgs boson at CERN in Geneva is only the most recent of this theory's many triumphs. But, while they are both highly successful, these two structures leave a lot of important questions unanswered. They are also based on two different interpretations of space and time, and are therefore fundamentally incompatible. We have two descriptions but, as far as we know, we've only ever had one universe. What we need is a quantum theory of gravity. Approaches to formulating such a theory have primarily followed two paths. One leads to String Theory, which has for long been fashionable, and about which much has been written. But String Theory has become mired in problems. In this book, Jim Baggott describes "the road less travelled": an approach which takes relativity as its starting point, and leads to a structure called Loop Quantum Gravity. Baggott tells the story through the careers and pioneering work of two of the theory's most prominent contributors, Lee Smolin and Carlo Rovelli. Combining clear discussions of both quantum theory and general relativity, this book offers one of the first efforts to explain the new quantum theory of space and time.

Author : Sabine Hossenfelder
Publisher : Springer
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319645377

Get Book

Experimental Search for Quantum Gravity by Sabine Hossenfelder Pdf

This book summarizes recent developments in the research area of quantum gravity phenomenology. A series of short and nontechnical essays lays out the prospects of various experimental possibilities and their current status. Finding observational evidence for the quantization of space-time was long thought impossible. In the last decade however, new experimental design and technological advances have changed the research landscape and opened new perspectives on quantum gravity. Formerly dominated by purely theoretical constructions, quantum gravity now has a lively phenomenology to offer. From high precision measurements using macroscopic quantum oscillators to new analysis methods of the cosmic microwave background, no stone is being left unturned in the experimental search for quantum gravity. This book sheds new light on the connection of astroparticle physics with the quantum gravity problem. Gravitational waves and their detection are covered. It illustrates findings from the interconnection between general relativity, black holes and Planck stars. Finally, the return on investment in quantum-gravitation research is illuminated. The book is intended for graduate students and researchers entering the field.

Author : Andres Gomberoff,Donald Marolf
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2006-05-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780387249926

Get Book

Lectures on Quantum Gravity by Andres Gomberoff,Donald Marolf Pdf

The 2002 Pan-American Advanced Studies Institute School on Quantum Gravity was held at the Centro de Estudios Cientificos (CECS),Valdivia, Chile, January 4-14, 2002. The school featured lectures by ten speakers, and was attended by nearly 70 students from over 14 countries. A primary goal was to foster interaction and communication between participants from different cultures, both in the layman’s sense of the term and in terms of approaches to quantum gravity. We hope that the links formed by students and the school will persist throughout their professional lives, continuing to promote interaction and the essential exchange of ideas that drives research forward. This volume contains improved and updated versions of the lectures given at the School. It has been prepared both as a reminder for the participants, and so that these pedagogical introductions can be made available to others who were unable to attend. We expect them to serve students of all ages well.

Author : Lawrence B. Crowell
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789812565150

Get Book

Quantum Fluctuations of Spacetime by Lawrence B. Crowell Pdf

Three key aspects of quantum gravity are considered in this book: phenomenology, potential experimental aspects and foundational theory. The phenomenology is the treatment of metric quantum fluctuations as torsional curves that deviate from classical expectations. This leads to possible experimental configurations that may detect such fluctuations. Most of these proposed experiments are quantum optical measurements of subtle quantum gravity effects in the interaction of photons and atoms. The foundational discussions attempt to find an substratum to string theories, which are motivated by the phenomenological treatment. Quantum gravity is not the quantization of general relativity, but is instead the embedding of quantum theory and gravitation into a more fundamental field theoretic framework.

Author : Horaţiu Năstase
Publisher : Springer
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030150778

Get Book

Cosmology and String Theory by Horaţiu Năstase Pdf

Cosmology describes the evolution of the Universe and is based on a description of its beginning from quantum fluctuations. String theory is the only known consistent theory of quantum gravity that can deal with the highest energy scales near the Planck energy, relevant for cosmology's beginning. As a result, only string theory can give a fully consistent picture of cosmological origins. This book describes the best current avenues for obtaining cosmology from string theory. It is aimed at graduate students, and also researchers, with some familiarity with cosmology and string theory, however no detailed knowledge is required.

Author : Daniele Oriti
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 605 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780521860451

Get Book

Approaches to Quantum Gravity by Daniele Oriti Pdf

Containing contributions from leading researchers in this field, this book provides a complete overview of this field from the frontiers of theoretical physics research for graduate students and researchers. It introduces the most current approaches to this problem, and reviews their main achievements.

Author : Domenico J. W. Giulini,Claus Kiefer,Claus Lämmerzahl
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003-09-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 354040810X

Get Book

Quantum Gravity by Domenico J. W. Giulini,Claus Kiefer,Claus Lämmerzahl Pdf

The relation between quantum theory and the theory of gravitation remains one of the most outstanding unresolved issues of modern physics. According to general expectation, general relativity as well as quantum (field) theory in a fixed background spacetime cannot be fundamentally correct. Hence there should exist a broader theory comprising both in appropriate limits, i.e., quantum gravity. This book gives readers a comprehensive introduction accessible to interested non-experts to the main issues surrounding the search for quantum gravity. These issues relate to fundamental questions concerning the various formalisms of quantization; specific questions concerning concrete processes, like gravitational collapse or black-hole evaporation; and the all important question concerning the possibility of experimental tests of quantum-gravity effects.

Author : Norma Sanchez
Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company Incorporated
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Science
ISBN : 9810234392

Get Book

String Theory in Curved Space Times by Norma Sanchez Pdf

The main goal and impact of modern string theory is to provide a consistent quantum theory of gravity. This book provides an updated collection of original new developments and fundamental research in string theory in connection with gravity and physics at the Planck energy scale. Topics treated in this volume by pioneering researchers in the field include: classical and quantum string dynamics in strong gravitational fields, space-time singularities, black holes and cosmological backgrounds; particle and string scattering at the Planck energy scale; string cosmology and its observational consequences; the new features of multistrings and of quantum particle transmutation for strings in curved spacetimes. The book deals with (i) the several new methods developed to solve the highly nonlinear string dynamics in curved spacetimes: approximative perturbative methods, asymptotic expansions, exact local expansions and exact global (over the whole world sheet) string solitonic solutions, (ii) the string energy momentum tensor and the equation of state for the string matter, the stretching of the string size in spacetimes with event horizons and near spacetime singularities, (iii) the canonical and semiclassical quantization of strings in curved spacetimes and the physical effects found for: the mass spectrum, structure of levels, scattering amplitudes, number operator and particle transmutation.

Author : Nick Huggett,Keizo Matsubara,Christian Wüthrich
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-14
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781108477024

Get Book

Beyond Spacetime by Nick Huggett,Keizo Matsubara,Christian Wüthrich Pdf

A collection of essays discussing the philosophy and foundations of quantum gravity. Written by leading philosophers and physicists in the field, chapters cover the important conceptual questions in the search for a quantum theory of gravity, and the current state of understanding among philosophers and physicists.

Author : Behram N. Kursunogammalu,Stephan L. Mintz,Arnold Perlmutter
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2005-12-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780306471049

Get Book

Quantum Gravity, Generalized Theory of Gravitation, and Superstring Theory-Based Unification by Behram N. Kursunogammalu,Stephan L. Mintz,Arnold Perlmutter Pdf

Held December 16-19, 1999, these proceedings are derived from the Global Foundation Inc.'s Orbis Scientiae 1999. Topics include: cosmological parameters; unifying elementary particle physics; cosmology; superstrings; and black holes.