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The Quantization of Gravity: Fundamental Theories of Physics, cartea 194

Autor Claus Gerhardt
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A unified quantum theory incorporating the four fundamental forces of nature is one of the major open problems in physics. The Standard Model combines electro-magnetism, the strong force and the weak force, but ignores gravity. The quantization of gravity is therefore a necessary first step to achieve a unified quantum theory. In this monograph a canonical quantization of gravity has been achieved by quantizing a geometric evolution equation resulting in a hyperbolic equation in a fiber bundle, where the base space represents a Cauchy hypersurface of the quantized spacetime and the fibers the Riemannian metrics in the base space. The hyperbolic operator, a second order partial differential operator, acts both in the fibers as well as in the base space. In this second edition new results are presented which allow the solutions of the hyperbolic equation to be expressed as products of spatial and temporal eigenfunctions of self-adjoint operators. These eigenfunctions form complete bases in appropriate Hilbert spaces. The eigenfunctions depending on the fiber elements are a subset of the Fourier kernel of the symmetric space SL(n,R)/SO(n), where n is the dimension of the base space; they represent the elementary gravitons corresponding to the degrees of freedom in choosing the entries of Riemannian metrics with determinants equal to one. These are all the degrees of freedom available because of the coordinate system invariance: For any smooth Riemannian metric there exists an atlas such that in each chart the determinant of the metric is equal to one. In the important case n=3 the Standard Model could also be incorporated such that one can speak of  a unified quantization of all four fundamental forces of nature.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783031679216
ISBN-10: 3031679210
Pagini: 230
Ilustrații: Approx. 230 p.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Ediția:Second Edition 2024
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Seria Fundamental Theories of Physics

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

The quantization of a globally hyperbolic spacetime.- Interaction of gravity with Yang-Mills and Higgs fields.- The quantum development of an asymptotically Euclidean Cauchy hypersurface.- The quantization of a Schwarzschild-AdS black hole.- The quantization of a Kerr-AdS black hole.- A partition function for quantized globally hyperbolic spacetimes with a negative cosmological constant.- Appendix.

Notă biografică

Claus Gerhardt is a professor of mathematics at the University of Heidelberg. His research areas are partial differential equations, differential geometry and general relativity. He is especially interested in geometric evolution equations in Riemannian or Lorentzian manifolds and in applying these geometric ideas and techniques to open problems in mathematics and physics.

Textul de pe ultima copertă

​A unified quantum theory incorporating the four fundamental forces of nature is one of the major open problems in physics. The Standard Model combines electro-magnetism, the strong force and the weak force, but ignores gravity. The quantization of gravity is therefore a necessary first step to achieve a unified quantum theory. In this monograph a canonical quantization of gravity has been achieved by quantizing a geometric evolution equation resulting in a hyperbolic equation in a fiber bundle, where the base space represents a Cauchy hypersurface of the quantized spacetime and the fibers the Riemannian metrics in the base space. The hyperbolic operator, a second order partial differential operator, acts both in the fibers as well as in the base space. In this second edition new results are presented which allow the solutions of the hyperbolic equation to be expressed as products of spatial and temporal eigenfunctions of self-adjoint operators. These eigenfunctions form complete bases in appropriate Hilbert spaces. The eigenfunctions depending on the fiber elements are a subset of the Fourier kernel of the symmetric space SL(n,R)/SO(n), where n is the dimension of the base space; they represent the elementary gravitons corresponding to the degrees of freedom in choosing the entries of Riemannian metrics with determinants equal to one. These are all the degrees of freedom available because of the coordinate system invariance: For any smooth Riemannian metric there exists an atlas such that in each chart the determinant of the metric is equal to one. In the important case n=3 the Standard Model could also be incorporated such that one can speak of  a unified quantization of all four fundamental forces of nature.

Caracteristici

Presents the first compelling model for quantum gravity Includes further advances in this second edition Can be understood with a graduate level knowledge of mathematics

Recenzii

“This is an interesting as well as an important book. … The book is, of course, well written, elegant, and well balanced. … for anyone doing research in quantizing gravity, the procedure and framework offered by this book will provide a wider and more complete perspective on the challenge. In other words, this should become a textbook or a cited reference for consultation in any advanced course where quantum gravity is one of the main topics.” (Paulo Moniz, Mathematical Reviews, July, 2019)