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Quantum Cosmology A Fundamental Description of the Universe /

The universe, ultimately, is to be described by quantum theory.  Quantum aspects of all there is, including space and time, may not be significant for many purposes, but are crucial for some time.  And so a quantum description of cosmology is required for a complete and consistent worldview. Consequ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bojowald, Martin (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
Edición:1st ed. 2011.
Colección:Lecture Notes in Physics, 835
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Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Cosmology and Quantum Theory
  • Kinematics: Spatial Atoms
  • Dynamics: Changing Atoms of Space-Time
  • Effective Equations
  • Harmonic Cosmology: The Universe Before the Big Bang and How Much We Can Know About It
  • What Does It Mean for a Singularity to be Resolved?
  • Anisotropy
  • Midisuperspace Models: Black Hole Collapse
  • Perturbative Inhomogenities
  • Difference Equations
  • Physical Hilbert Spaces
  • General Aspects of Effective Descriptions.