This book describes in detail the attempts to unify quantum theory and relativity; the new edition includes updated content throughout, as well as further explorations of the holographic principle, unimodular gravity, quantum-gravitational correction terms, and possible observations.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- 1: Why quantum gravity?
- 2: Covariant approaches to quantum gravity
- 3: Parametrized and relational systems
- 4: Hamiltonian formulation of general relativity
- 5: Quantum geometrodynamics
- 6: Quantum gravity with connections and loops
- 7: Quantization of black holes
- 8: Quantum cosmology
- 9: String theory
- 10: Phenomenology, decoherence, and the arrow of time