Rodolfo Gambini (Uruguay Universidad de la Republica), Jorge Pullin (Pennsylvania State University)

Loops, Knots, Gauge Theories and Quantum Gravity

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume provides a self-contained introduction to applications of loop representations in particle physics and quantum gravity, in order to explore the gauge invariant quantization of Yang-Mills theories and gravity. First published in 1996, this title has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Februar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 151mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 492g
• ISBN-13: 9781009290166
• ISBN-10: 1009290169
• Artikelnr.: 66274332

Inhaltsangabe

1. Holonomies and the group of loops
2. Loop coordinates and the extended group of loops
3. The loop representation
4. Maxwell theory
5. Yang-Mills theories
6. Lattice techniques
7. Quantum gravity
8. The loop representation of quantum theory
9. Loop representation: further developments
10. Knot theory and physical states of quantum gravity
11. The extended loop representation of quantum gravity
12. Conclusions: present status and outlook
References
Index.