A First Course in Loop Quantum Gravity

by Rodolfo Gambini and Jorge Pullin

This book provides an accessible introduction to loop quantum gravity and some of its applications, at a level suitable for undergraduate students and others with only a minimal knowledge of college level physics. In particular it is not assumed that the reader is familiar with general relativity and only minimally familiar with quantum mechanics and Hamiltonian mechanics. Most chapters end with problems that elaborate on the text, and aid learning...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199590753
• ISBN13: 9780199590759
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.7" x 9.8"