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

ISBN 10: 0792339908 / ISBN 13: 9780792339908

Published by Springer, 1996

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Synopsis:

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.

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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: String Gravity and Physics at the Planck ...
Publisher: Springer
Publication Date: 1996
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good