Physics meets philosophy at the Planck scale : contemporary theories in quantum gravity / edited by Craig Callender, Nick Huggett.

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530.14/3
Title
Physics meets philosophy at the Planck scale : contemporary theories in quantum gravity / edited by Craig Callender, Nick Huggett.
Physical Description
1 online resource (x, 365 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Notes
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Contents
Introduction / Part 1 -- Theories of quantum gravity and their philosophical dimensions -- Spacetime and the philosophical challenge of quantum gravity / Naive quantum gravity / Quantum spacetime : What do we know? / Part II -- Strings -- Reflections on the fate of spacetime / A philosopher looks at string theory / Black holes, dumb holes, and entropy / Part III -Topological quantum field theory -- Higher-dimensional algebra and Planck scale physics / Part IV -- Quantum gravity and the interpretation of general relativity -- On general covariance and best matching / Pre-Socratic quantum gravity / The origin of the spacetime metric : Bell's 'Lorentzian pedagogy' and its significance in general relativity / Part V -- Quantum gravity and the interpretation of quantum mechanics -- Quantum spacetime without observers : Onto logical clarity and the conceptual foundations of quantum gravity / On gravity's role in quantum state reduction / Why the quantum must yield to gravity /
Summary
The greatest challenge in fundamental physics is how quantum mechanics and general relativity can be reconciled in a theory of 'quantum gravity'. The project suggests a profound revision of our notions of space, time and matter, and so has become a key topic of debate and collaboration between physicists and philosophers. This volume collects classic and original contributions from leading experts in both fields for a provocative discussion of all the issues. This volume contains accessible introductions to the main and less well known approaches to quantum gravity. It includes exciting topics such as the fate of spacetime in various theories, the so-called 'problem of time' in canonical quantum gravity, black hole thermodynamics, and the relationship between the interpretation of quantum theory and quantum gravity. This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the profound implications of trying to marry the two most important theories in physics.
Added Author
Callender, Craig, 1968- editor.
Huggett, Nick, editor.
Subject
QUANTUM GRAVITY.
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Summary
The greatest challenge in fundamental physics is how quantum mechanics and general relativity can be reconciled in a theory of 'quantum gravity'. The project suggests a profound revision of our notions of space, time and matter, and so has become a key topic of debate and collaboration between physicists and philosophers. This volume collects classic and original contributions from leading experts in both fields for a provocative discussion of all the issues. This volume contains accessible introductions to the main and less well known approaches to quantum gravity. It includes exciting topics such as the fate of spacetime in various theories, the so-called 'problem of time' in canonical quantum gravity, black hole thermodynamics, and the relationship between the interpretation of quantum theory and quantum gravity. This book will be essential reading for anyone interested in the profound implications of trying to marry the two most important theories in physics.
Notes
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Contents
Introduction / Part 1 -- Theories of quantum gravity and their philosophical dimensions -- Spacetime and the philosophical challenge of quantum gravity / Naive quantum gravity / Quantum spacetime : What do we know? / Part II -- Strings -- Reflections on the fate of spacetime / A philosopher looks at string theory / Black holes, dumb holes, and entropy / Part III -Topological quantum field theory -- Higher-dimensional algebra and Planck scale physics / Part IV -- Quantum gravity and the interpretation of general relativity -- On general covariance and best matching / Pre-Socratic quantum gravity / The origin of the spacetime metric : Bell's 'Lorentzian pedagogy' and its significance in general relativity / Part V -- Quantum gravity and the interpretation of quantum mechanics -- Quantum spacetime without observers : Onto logical clarity and the conceptual foundations of quantum gravity / On gravity's role in quantum state reduction / Why the quantum must yield to gravity /
Subject
QUANTUM GRAVITY.
Multimedia