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_aQC178 _b.G36 1996 |
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_aGambini, Rodolfo, _eauthor. |
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_aLoops, knots, gauge theories, and quantum gravity / _cRodolfo Gambini, Jorge Pullin. |
| 246 | 3 | _aLoops, Knots, Gauge Theories & Quantum Gravity | |
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_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c1996. |
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_a1 online resource (xvi, 321 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s). |
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_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
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_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
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| 490 | 1 | _aCambridge monographs on mathematical physics | |
| 500 | _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). | ||
| 520 | _aNow in paperback, this text provides a self-contained introduction to applications of loop representations and knot theory in particle physics and quantum gravity. Loop representations (and the related topic of knot theory) are of considerable current interest because they provide a unified arena for the study of the gauge invariant quantization of Yang-Mills theories and gravity, and suggest a promising approach to the eventual unification of the four fundamental forces. This text begins with a detailed review of loop representation theory. It then goes on to describe loop representations in Maxwell theory, Yang-Mills theories as well as lattice techniques. Applications in quantum gravity are then discussed in detail. Following chapters move on to consider knot theories, braid theories and extended loop representations in quantum gravity. A final chapter assesses the current status of the theory and points out possible directions for future research. | ||
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_aQuantum gravity _xMathematics. |
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| 650 | 0 | _aLoops (Group theory) | |
| 650 | 0 | _aKnot theory. | |
| 650 | 0 | _aGauge fields (Physics) | |
| 650 | 0 | _aQuantum field theory. | |
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_aPullin, Jorge, _eauthor. |
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_iPrint version: _z9780521473323 |
| 830 | 0 | _aCambridge monographs on mathematical physics. | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511524431 |
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