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Beyond Spacetime: The Foundations of Quantum Gravity

Editat de Nick Huggett, Keizo Matsubara, Christian Wüthrich
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 13 mai 2020
One of the greatest challenges in fundamental physics is to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity in a theory of quantum gravity. A successful theory would have profound consequences for our understanding of space, time, and matter. This collection of essays written by eminent physicists and philosophers discusses these consequences and examines the most important conceptual questions among philosophers and physicists in their search for a quantum theory of gravity. Comprising three parts, the book explores the emergence of classical spacetime, the nature of time, and important questions of the interpretation, metaphysics, and epistemology of quantum gravity. These essays will appeal to both physicists and philosophers of science working on problems in foundational physics, specifically that of quantum gravity.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781108477024
ISBN-10: 110847702X
Pagini: 370
Ilustrații: 23 b/w illus.
Dimensiuni: 178 x 253 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.86 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom

Cuprins

1. Introduction Nick Huggett, Keizo Matsubara and Christian Wüthrich; Part I. Spacetime Emergence: 2. The Bronstein hypercube of quantum gravity Daniele Oriti; 3. Emergence of time in loop quantum gravity Suddhasattwa Brahma; 4. Beyond standard inflationary cosmology Robert H. Brandenberger; 5. What black holes have taught us about quantum gravity Daniel Harlow; Part II. Time in Quantum Theories of Gravity: 6. Space and time in loop quantum gravity Carlo Rovelli; 7. Being and becoming on the road to quantum gravity, or, the birth of a baby is not a baby Fay Dowker, Allan A. Smith, Ben B. Jones and Carol C. Smith; 8. Temporal relationalism Lee Smolin; 9. Back to parmenides Henrique Gomes; Part III. Issues of Interpretation: 10. Why black hole information loss is paradoxical David Wallace; 11. Chronic incompleteness, final theory claims, and the lack of free parameters in string theory Richard Dawid; 12. Spacetime and physical equivalence Sebastian De Haro; 13. On the empirical consequences of the AdS/CFT duality Radin Dardashti, Richard Dawid, Sean Gryb and Karim Thébault; 14. Extending Lewisian modal metaphysics from a specific quantum gravity perspective Tiziana Vistarini; 15. What can (mathematical) categories tell us about spacetime? Ko Sanders; Index.

Descriere

A collection of essays on the philosophy and foundations of quantum gravity by leading philosophers and physicists in the field.