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020 _a9781316227596 (ebook)
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050 4 _aQC178
_b.R49 2019
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100 1 _aReuter, Martin,
_d1958-
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aQuantum gravity and the functional renormalization group :
_bthe road towards asymptotic safety /
_cMartin Reuter, Frank Saueressig.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2019.
300 _a1 online resource (xii, 342 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCambridge monographs on mathematical physics
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Jan 2019).
520 _aDuring the past two decades the gravitational asymptotic safety scenario has undergone a major transition from an exotic possibility to a serious contender for a realistic theory of quantum gravity. It aims at a mathematically consistent quantum description of the gravitational interaction and the geometry of spacetime within the realm of quantum field theory, which keeps its predictive power at the highest energies. This volume provides a self-contained pedagogical introduction to asymptotic safety, and introduces the functional renormalization group techniques used in its investigation, along with the requisite computational techniques. The foundational chapters are followed by an accessible summary of the results obtained so far. It is the first detailed exposition of asymptotic safety, providing a unique introduction to quantum gravity and it assumes no previous familiarity with the renormalization group. It serves as an important resource for both practising researchers and graduate students entering this maturing field.
650 0 _aQuantum gravity.
650 0 _aPerturbation (Mathematics)
650 0 _aFunctions of complex variables.
650 0 _aRenormalization group.
700 1 _aSaueressig, Frank,
_eauthor.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107107328
830 0 _aCambridge monographs on mathematical physics.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/9781316227596
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