String Gravity and Physics at the Planck Energy Scale: 476 (Nato Science Series C:, 476) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792339908 ISBN 13: 9780792339908

Publisher: Springer, 1996

Synopsis

The contemporary trends in the quantum unification of all interactions including gravity motivate this Course. The main goal and impact of modern string theory is to provide a consistent quantum theory of gravity. This, Course is intended to provide an updated understanding of the last developments and current problems of string theory in connection with gravity and the physics at the Planck energy scale. It is also the aim of this Course to discuss fundamental problems of quantum gravity in the present-day context irrespective of strings or any other models. Emphasis is given to the mutual impact of string theory, gravity and cosmology, within a deep a well defined programme, which provides, in addition, a careful interdisciplinarity. Since the most relevant new physics provided by strings concerns the quantization of gravity, we must, at least, understand string quantization in curved space-times to start. Curved space-times, besides their evident relevance m classical gravitation, are also important at energies of the order of the Planck scale. At the Planck energy, gravitational interactions are at least as important as the rest and can not be neglected anymore. Special care is taken here to provide the grounds of the different lines of research in competition (not just only one approach); this provides an excellent opportunity to learn about the real state of the discipline, and to learn it in a critical way.

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Synopsis

The main goal and impact of modern string theory is to provide a consistent theory of gravity. This text provides an up-to-date understanding of the latest developments and current problems in string theory as applied to gravitation and physics at the Planck energy scale. It also discusses fundamental problems of quantum gravity in a modern context, independent of strings or any other models. The emphasis is on the mutual impact of string theory, gravity and cosmology.The most relevant new physics provided by strings concerns the quantization of gravity and so an understanding of string quantization in curved space-times is important. Besides their obvious relevance in classical gravitation, curved space-times are also important at energies of the order of the Planck scale, where gravitational interactions are at least as important as the rest, and so can no longer be ignored. The editors have taken particular care to provide the bases of the different lines of research that are currently in contention.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792339908
• ISBN 13: 9780792339908
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 560
• Editor: Sànchez Norma G., Zichichi Antonino