Effective Spacetime: Understanding Emergence in Effective Field Theory and Quantum Gravity

By Karen J. Crowther

Book Overview

Introduction: Spacetime and quantum gravity.- Emergence and reduction.- Effective field theory.- Universality, higher organising principles and emergence.- Spacetime as described by EFT.- Discrete approaches to quantum gravity.- Loop quantum gravity.- Conclusion: Now here from nowhere.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319395068
• ISBN13: 9783319395067
• Release Date: July 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 205 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"