000797936 000__ 04563cam\a2200517M\\4500 000797936 001__ 797936 000797936 005__ 20230306143457.0 000797936 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000797936 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 000797936 008__ 170809s2017\\\\sz\\\\\\ob\\\\000\0\eng\d 000797936 020__ $$a9783319637334$$q(electronic book) 000797936 020__ $$a3319637339$$q(electronic book) 000797936 020__ $$z9783319637327 000797936 020__ $$z3319637320 000797936 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)on1000042768 000797936 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)1000042768 000797936 040__ $$aYDX$$beng$$cYDX$$dN$T$$dEBLCP$$dGW5XE$$dN$T$$dOCLCF$$dUAB 000797936 049__ $$aISEA 000797936 050_4 $$aQC178 000797936 050_4 $$aQC1-75 000797936 08204 $$a530.11$$223 000797936 08204 $$a530 000797936 1001_ $$aChakraborty, Sumanta. 000797936 24510 $$aClassical and quantum aspects of gravity in relation to the emergent paradigm$$cSumanta Chakraborty. 000797936 260__ $$aCham :$$bSpringer,$$c2017. 000797936 300__ $$a1 online resource. 000797936 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000797936 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 000797936 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000797936 4901_ $$aSpringer theses 000797936 500__ $$a"Doctoral thesis accepted by Jawaharlal Nehru University, Pune, India." 000797936 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references. 000797936 5050_ $$aSupervisor's Foreword; Preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Notations and Conventions; Part I Introduction and Motivation; 1 It Is All About Gravity; 1.1 Approach to Classical Gravity and Quantum Field Theory; 1.1.1 Classical Gravity and Its Limitations; 1.1.2 Quantum Field Theory and Its Issues; 1.1.3 Gravity Is Peculiar; 1.1.4 Gravity and Quantum Theory: Chaos Out of Order; 1.2 Quantum Matter in Classical Gravity; 1.2.1 Quantum Fields in Curved Spacetime -- What Can We Learn About Quantum Gravity?; 1.2.2 Tussle of Titans: Black Hole Evaporation Versus Loss of Information 000797936 5058_ $$a1.3 The Final Frontier: A Quantum Theory of Gravity1.3.1 The Need to Quantize Gravity; 1.3.2 Approaches to Quantize Gravity; 1.3.3 Gravity May Not Be a Fundamental Interaction; 1.3.4 Trademark of Quantum Gravity -- Existence of Zero Point Length; References; Part II Geometrical Aspects of Gravitational Action; 2 Setting the Stage: Review of Previous Results; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 A Fresh Look at the Einstein-Hilbert Action; 2.2.1 On the Structure of the Einstein-Hilbert Action; 2.2.2 In Search of Alternative Variables in General Relativity 000797936 5058_ $$a2.2.3 Einstein-Hilbert Action in Terms of the New Variables2.2.4 Noether Current; 2.2.5 Gravitational Momentum; 2.3 Lanczos-Lovelock Gravity: A Brief Introduction; 2.3.1 How Does Lanczos-Lovelock Gravity Comes About?; 2.3.2 Noether Current and Entropy for Lanczos-Lovelock Gravity; 2.4 Construction of Gaussian Null Coordinates; 2.5 Looking to the Future; References; 3 Alternative Geometrical Variables in Lanczos-Lovelock Gravity; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Possible Generalization of Conjugate Variables to Lanczos-Lovelock Gravity; 3.3 Describing Gravity in Terms of Conjugate Variables 000797936 5058_ $$a3.3.1 Einstein-Hilbert Action with the New Set of Variables3.3.2 Generalization to Lanczos-Lovelock Gravity; 3.4 Concluding Remarks; References; Part III Thermodynamics, Gravity and Null Surfaces; 4 Thermodynamic Interpretation of Geometrical Variables; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Thermodynamics Related to Lanczos-Lovelock Action; 4.2.1 A General Static Spacetime; 4.2.2 Generalization to Arbitrary Null Surface; 4.3 Concluding Remarks; References; 5 Spacetime Evolution and Equipartition in Lanczos-Lovelock Gravity; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Warm Up: Some Illustrative Examples in General Relativity 000797936 5058_ $$a5.3 Generalization to Lanczos-Lovelock Gravity5.3.1 Heat Content of Spacetime in Lanczos-Lovelock Gravity; 5.3.2 Evolution Equation of Spacetime in Lanczos-Lovelock Gravity; 5.4 Discussion; References; 6 Lanczos-Lovelock Gravity from a Thermodynamic Perspective; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Thermodynamic Identity from Gravitational Field Equations; 6.3 Applications; 6.3.1 Stationary Spacetime; 6.3.2 Spherically Symmetric Spacetime; 6.4 Thermodynamic Interpretations in Lanczos-LovelockGravity; 6.4.1 Bulk Gravitational Dynamics and Its Relation to Surface Thermodynamics in Lanczos-LovelockGravity 000797936 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000797936 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000797936 650_0 $$aQuantum gravity. 000797936 77608 $$iPrint version:$$z9783319637327$$z3319637320$$w(OCoLC)992747965 000797936 830_0 $$aSpringer theses. 000797936 852__ $$bebk 000797936 85640 $$3SpringerLink$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-319-63733-4$$zOnline Access$$91397441.1 000797936 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:797936$$pGLOBAL_SET 000797936 980__ $$aEBOOK 000797936 980__ $$aBIB 000797936 982__ $$aEbook 000797936 983__ $$aOnline 000797936 994__ $$a92$$bISE