Foundations of space and time :Reflections on quantum gravity (Record no. 31936)
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| fixed length control field | 01540cam a2200193 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780521114400 (hardback) |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 531/.14 |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Foundations of space and time :Reflections on quantum gravity |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Cambridge ; |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press, |
| Year of publication | 2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xiv, 437 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "After almost a century, the field of quantum gravity remains as difficult and inspiring as ever. Today, it finds itself a field divided, with two major contenders dominating: string theory, the leading exemplification of the covariant quantization program; and loop quantum gravity, the canonical scheme based on Dirac's constrained Hamiltonian quantization. However, there are now a number of other innovative schemes providing promising new avenues. Encapsulating the latest debates on this topic, this book details the different approaches to understanding the very nature of space and time. It brings together leading researchers in each of these approaches to quantum gravity to explore these competing possibilities in an open way. Its comprehensive coverage explores all the current approaches to solving the problem of quantum gravity, addressing the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, to give researchers and graduate students an up-to-date view of the field"-- |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Space and time. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Quantum gravity. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | SCIENCE / Mathematical Physics |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Murugan, Jeff. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Weltman, Amanda. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ellis, George F. R. |
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| Koha item type | BK |
| 952 ## - LOCATION AND ITEM INFORMATION (KOHA) | |
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| Collection code | Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Stack | Kannur University Central Library | Stack | 08/05/2015 | 531/.14 FOU | 32661 | BK |