Lqg for the Bewildered: The Self-Dual Approach Revisited

By Deepak Vaid and Sundance Bilson-Thompson

Introduction.- Classical GR.- Quantum Field Theory.- Expanding on classical GR.- First steps to a theory of Quantum Gravity.- Kinematical Hilbert Space.- Black Hole Entropy.- Discussion and recent developments.- Appendices: Conventions, Lie Derivative, ADM Variables, D Duality, Path Ordered Exponential, Peter-Weyl Theorem, Square-Free Numbers, Brahmagupta-Pell Equation, Quadratic Integers and the BP Equation, Kodama State, 3j-symbols, Regge Calculus.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331943182X
• ISBN13: 9783319431826
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"