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Title
Timeless quantum mechanics and the early universe / Leonardo Chataignier.
ISBN
9783030944483 (electronic bk.)
3030944484 (electronic bk.)
9783030944476
3030944476
Published
Cham : Springer, [2022]
Copyright
©2022
Language
English
Description
1 online resource.
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-030-94448-3 doi
Call Number
QC178 .C53 2022
Dewey Decimal Classification
530.14/3
Summary
The book is based on the author's PhD thesis, which deals with the concept of time in quantum gravity and its relevance for the physics of the early Universe. It presents a consistent and complete new relational formulation of quantum gravity (more specifically, of quantum mechanics models with diffeomorphism invariance), which is applied to potentially observable cosmological effects. The work provides answers to the following questions: How can the dynamics of quantum states of matter and geometry be defined in a diffeomorphism-invariant way? What is the relevant space of physical states and which operators act on it? How are the quantum states related to probabilities in the absence of a preferred time? The answers can provide a further part of the route to constructing a fundamental theory of quantum gravity. The book is well-suited to graduate students as well as professional researchers in the fields of general relativity and gravitation, cosmology, and quantum foundations.
Note
"Doctoral thesis accepted by Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany."
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Includes bibliographical references.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 15, 2022).
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Springer theses.
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9783030944476
Introduction
Classical Diffeomorphism Invariance on the Worldline
Quantum Diffeomorphism Invariance on the Worldline. The Relativistic Particle as an Archetypical Example
Homogeneous Classical and Quantum Cosmology
Weak-Coupling Expansion-. Quantum-Gravitational Effects in the Early Universe
Conclusions and Outlook
Appendix A Review of Gauge Systems and Constrained Dynamics
Appendix B. The Traditional Born-Oppenheimer Approach to the Problem of Time.