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The structural foundations of quantum gravity /
What is spacetime? General relativity and quantum field theory answer this question in different ways. This collection of essays looks at the problem of uniting these two fundamental theories of our world, focusing on the nature of space and time within this quantum framework.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford : New York :
Clarendon ; Oxford University Press,
2006.
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| Colección: | OUP E-Books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Notes on Contributors; 1. Quantum Gravity Meets Structuralism: Interweaving Relations in the Foundations of Physics; 2. Structural Realism and Quantum Gravity; 3. Structure, Individuality, and Quantum Gravity; 4. Points, Particles, and Structural Realism; 5. Holism and Structuralism in Classical and Quantum General Relativity; 6. Time and Structure in Canonical Gravity; 7. The Case for Background Independence; 8. Quantum Quandaries: A Category-Theoretic Perspective; Index.