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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. 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.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 modelof 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 isquantum 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 highlysuccessful, 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 twodescriptions 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 toa 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. The greatest challenge for physics is to combine its two most successful theories: general relativity and quantum mechanics. The resulting quantum theory of gravity would explain the universe across all scales. Much has been said about the approach based on string theory. Here, Jim Baggott describes its powerful rival: Loop Quantum Gravity. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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, Hardcover/Pappeinband. Condición: Sehr gut. Auflage: Reprint. 421 Seiten Fresh and clean copy in good condition. Hardcover with original dust jacket. Contents: Preface - Prologue - Part I: Foundations - 1:The Laws of Physics are the Same for Everyone - 2:Theres No Such Thing as the Force of Gravity - 3:Why Nobody Understands Q…uantum Mechanics - 4:Mass Aint What it Used To Be - 5:How to Fudge the Equations of the Universe - Part II: Formulation - 6:To Get There I Wouldnt Start From Here - 7:A Gift From the Devils Grandmother - 8:Our Second or Third Guess Solved the Equations Exactly - 9:I Used Every Available Key Ring in Verona - 10:Is There Really No Time Like the Present? - Part III: Elaborations - 11:Gravitons, Holographic Physics and Why Things Fall Down - 12:Fermions, Emergent Particles and the Nature of Stuff - 13:Relational Quantum Mechanics and Why Here Might Actually be Over There - 14:Not With a Bang: the Big Bounce, Superinflation and Spinfoam Cosmology - 15:Black Hole Entropy, the Information Paradox and Planck Stars - 16:Close to the Edge: The Reality of Time and the Principles of the Open Future - Epilogue: A Few Questions, and Some Answers - Endnotes - Glossary - Bibliography ISBN 9780198809128 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1042.
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